Reconstruction in the United States

First African American Governor of Louisiana:

A Civil War hero who later went on to serve in government:

First African American to serve on a state supreme court:

Under this land system a land owner lets workers use their land to farm, and in return they gave the land owners a share of the crops. Because of this system, many African Americans in the South lived in poverty and debt:

What was The Destruction after the Civil War like?

• At the end of the war, many Southerns of all races and economic statuses were without food, and clothing

• At the end of the War, African American men wanted to vote

• At the end of the war, The Southerns began to gain political power In the South

• At the end of the war, Southerns, and economic statuses had no way of living.

What did the Freedmen's Bureau do?

Answer explanation

They helped them get back on their feet after the Civil War by providing food, clothing, fuel, and medical supplies. It also set up schools for children and adults to learn to read, and write.

What happened about the African American Officeholders?

• There was a new constitution.

• During Reconstruction African Americans began to gain political power in the South.

• The men wanted to vote

Who were Northerns who came south after the war to make money from the South's troubles and ended up involved in politics.

What happened about the Fifteenth Amendment guaranteed African American men wanted to?

What happened with The Reconstruction Act of 1867:

• They were building homes to stay at because they couldn't afford things to pay for.

• The law divided the South into 5 military districts. It also required voting for rights.

• The Fourteenth Amendment, write, and ratify a new state constitution.

• The men wanted to vote, and find food.