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Northerners who came to the South to take
advantage of the poor southerners and the rotten economy.
Carpetbaggers
Southerners who took advantage of other southerners and the rotten economy.
Scalawags
paid rent regardless of
whether or not their crops grew to harvest
tennant farmers
paid a part of their harvest to the landowner
sharecroppers
the time period in the
South when the former Confederate States were working to be readmitted to the
United States
Reconstruction
The president's plan for reconstruction was to __________ the nation.
heal
The congressional reconstruction plan was intended to _____________ the South.
punish
The concept that the South's economy would be based on manufacturing, industry and agriculture is called the _________________
New South
Which amendment abolished slavery?
13th amendment
Which amendment extended the right to vote to all male citizens regardless of race?
15th amendment
Which amendment extended citizenship to all born in the US regardless of race?
14th amendment
The Congressional plan for reconstruction was to ____________ the South for secession.
punish
The main goal of the Ku Klux Klan was to
return control of the South to the Democrats
The main purpose of the Freemen's Bureau was
to help the poor whites and former slaves
The formal name for the Freedmen's Bureau was----
the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands
Author
jfloteaches
ID
68459
Card Set
Reconstruction
Description
Reconstruction in Georgia
Updated
2011-02-23T21:25:23Z
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