Reconstruction, Day 5

The title of this political cartoon is:

• A. The Great Divide

• The Man With the Carpet Bags

• C. The Power Struggle

• D. The Political Game

Most carpetbaggers were from the _______. Their goal was to _______.

• North; exploit the South's post-war turmoil for personal gain

• South; support the Reconstruction efforts

• West; expand their business ventures

• East; promote industrialization

Do you think the artist of the cartoon favored or opposed carpetbaggers? Why?

• The artist favored carpetbaggers.

• The artist opposed carpetbaggers.

• The artist was neutral towards carpetbaggers.

• The artist's opinion is unclear.

Many carpetbaggers were former Union soldiers. Why do you think they decided to go back to the South?

• To seek economic opportunities

• To reunite with family

• To escape the harsh Northern climate

• To continue military service

This excerpt is about sharecropping. Which claim is supported by the excerpt?

• Sharecropping emerged as a response to the economic challenges faced by landowners and freed individuals after the elimination of slavery.
• Sharecropping was a system that benefited only landowners without any economic challenges.
• Freed individuals had no role in the agricultural economy after slavery was abolished.
• The plantation system remained unchanged after the end of slavery.

What was one way that the Freedmen’s Bureau helped former slaves adjust to freedom?

• Provided housing assistance.
• Distributed food supplies.
• Organized military training programs.
• Established schools for education.

______________ were restrictions put on freedmen in the South.

• Black codes

• Jim Crow laws

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Civil Rights Act

The ______________ granted African American men suffrage.

• Fifteenth Amendment

• Thirteenth Amendment

• Nineteenth Amendment

• Twenty-Sixth Amendment

The ______________ officially abolished slavery in the United States.

• Thirteenth Amendment

• Fourteenth Amendment

• Fifteenth Amendment

• Twelfth Amendment

The ______________ gave citizenship to freedmen and equal protection under the law.

• Fourteenth Amendment

• Thirteenth Amendment

• Fifteenth Amendment

• Nineteenth Amendment