Social Impacts of Reconstruction

What was a significant social change in the South after the Civil War?

• Increase in industrialization

• Many Southerners lost everything in the war

• Expansion of railroads

• Growth of urban areas

Who was the most popular figure to memorialize the Lost Cause?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Robert E. Lee

• Jefferson Davis

What did many Southern whites resist after the Civil War?

• Industrialization

• Equal rights for freedmen

• Northern migration

• Agricultural development

What role did women often take on during the war?

• Political leaders

• Soldiers

• Running family farms or businesses

• Industrial workers

What did the Freedmen's Bureau help with after the war?

• Building railroads

• Reuniting families

• Expanding plantations

• Establishing banks

What was a common fear among freedmen after the war?

• Traveling without a pass

• Losing their jobs

• Being forced to return to slavery

• Moving to the North

By 1877, how many African Americans were enrolled in elementary schools?

• 200,000

• 400,000

• 600,000

• 800,000

What did some Southern whites use to prevent African Americans from becoming educated?

• Economic incentives

• Legal actions

• Violence and threats

• Political campaigns

What did many Southern whites view the Confederate defeat as?

• A minor setback

• A great tragedy

• A new beginning

• An opportunity for growth

What role did African-American preachers play in their communities during Reconstruction?

• They were mainly involved in trade.

• They controlled the churches and played a larger political role.

• They focused on agricultural development.

• They were primarily educators.