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S.S. Test
Question | Answer |
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What does the 13th Amendment state? | Slavery is abolished. |
What does the 14th Amendment state? | It gave African American men citizenship. |
What does the 15th Amendment state? | It gave African American men the right to vote. |
What are Sharecroppers? | Sharecroppers rented land from land owners. They paid for their rent in crops. |
What are Carpetbaggers? | Northern men that came down to the south with their belongings in suitcases made of carpet. |
What are Jim Crow Laws? | Jim Crow Laws are laws passed by the South after Reconstruction enforcing segregation of blacks and whites. |
Why did Republicans take control of Reconstruction? | Republicans took control of Reconstruction because President Lincoln died and they wanted to help with Reconstruction. |