The South During Reconstruction - Lesson - 18.3

carpetbaggers

Northern whites who moved to the South after the Civil War. They supported Republican Reconstruction.

Which southern states had the most elected African American delegates?

Out of all the southern states, South Carolina and Louisiana had the most elected African American delegates.

Southern whites who supported republican policy through out reconstruction were sometimes called

Scalawags

Although some freed people were able to buy land with the help of the Freedmen's bank, what did many more freed people become?

Some freed people were able to buy land with the help of the Freedmen's Bank, but many more became sharecroppers.

What were some freed people able to buy with the help of the Freedmen's Bank?

Some freed people were able to buy land with the help of the Freedmen's Bank.

For a brief time during Reconstruction, African-Americans had a majority of seats in the lower house of which state legislature

South Carolina

scalawags

Southern whites who supported Republican Reconstruction. They were typically business leaders who had not owned slaves.

What did the Klu Klux Klan do?

The Klu Klux Klan used fear and violence to deny African Americans their rights.

Hiram Revels

The first African American elected to the United States Senate.

Blanche Bruce

The first African American senator to serve a full term.

Many reconstruction era Democrats supported the Ku Klux Klan t/f

True

Most newly freed African-Americans voters supported the Republican Party t/f

True

Some freed African-Americans borrowed money from the Freedmen's bank to buy land t/f

True

Who often supported the Klu Klux Klan?

White southerners and democrats often supported the Klu Klux Klan.

sharecropping

a system of farming in which a farmer worked the land for an owner who provided equipment and seeds. In turn, the owner received a share of the crops.

corruption

dishonest or illegal actions

scalawag

means "scoundrel" or "worthless rascal"

What did many African American workers fine to be little better than slavery

sharecropping

integrate

to unite or blend into a united whole

Which method did some white southerners use to try to overcome Republican rule

violence

What percent of African Americans attended school during Reconstruction?

About 40 percent of African Americans attended school, and some went on to college.

Although African Americans gained many legal rights, what two things were used in the south to prevent African Americans' new freedoms?

Although African Americans gained many legal rights, corruption and violence were used in the south to prevent these new freedoms.

What did African Americans hold at one point in South Carolina's state legislature?

At one point, but only for a short time, African American's held a majority of elected positions in South Carolina's state legislature.

Northerners who moved to the south and supported the Republicans were called

Carpetbaggers

What two things were African Americans able to do for the first time during Reconstruction?

During Reconstruction, African Americans in large numbers were able to vote and serve in government for the first time.

A scalawag who moved to the north was considered a carpetbagger t/f

False - A scalawag was a Southern white who supported Republican Reconstruction. A Carpetbagger was a Northern white who moved to the South after the Civil War and supported Republican Reconstruction.

Hiram Revels was the first African-American to serve as a presidential adviser t/f

False - Hiram Revels was the first African American elected to the United States Senate.

How did the sharecropping system work?

In the sharecropping system, landowners rented land to farmers, who then had to give an often unfairly large percentage, or share, of their crops to the landowner.

How did many people feel about the arrangement of sharecropping?

Many felt that this arrangement was unfairly practiced and little better than slavery.

Which political party did most newly freed African American voters support?

Most newly freed African American voters supported the Republican Party.