describe the time period following the end of the civil war, reconstruction.

After the civil was, African American rights were restricted. There was a sharecropping system and there was a rise of southern industry. also the u.s. government faced the problem of dealing with the defeated southern states.

Who were radical republicans? what did they want? How did they take control of reconstruction?

Radical republicans wanted the federal government to force change in the south. they thought the black codes were cruel and unjust. They wanted the government involved in reconstruction.

What reforms did reconstruction state governments carry out?

That they establish public schools. Also they built hospitals, prisons, and orphanages. And also passed laws prohibiting discrimination.

How were African Americans' rights restricted at the end of reconstruction?

African americans were legally segregated from white americans. They were forced to pay poll taxes. They also had to take a literacy test before they could vote, and most didn't pass.

How were the lives of ordinary southerners affected in the years after reconstruction?

The rights of African americans in the south were very limited. Many southerners were negatively affected by the sharecropping system. there were poor working conditions in the new mills.

the process of readmitting the former confederate states to the union.

this amendment mad slavery illegal throughout the u.s.

This amendment granted citizenship to all people born in the u.s.

this amendment gave African American men the right to vote.

amnesty was an official pardon.

this was a law that greatly limited the freedom of African americans.

this was a law that enforced segregation.

this forced separation of whites and blacks in public places.

when someone owned the land but hired someone else to work on it.

this is the process used by a legislative body to bring charges of wrongdoing against a public official.

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Question	Answer
describe the time period following the end of the civil war, reconstruction.	After the civil was, African American rights were restricted. There was a sharecropping system and there was a rise of southern industry. also the u.s. government faced the problem of dealing with the defeated southern states.
Who were radical republicans? what did they want? How did they take control of reconstruction?	Radical republicans wanted the federal government to force change in the south. they thought the black codes were cruel and unjust. They wanted the government involved in reconstruction.
What reforms did reconstruction state governments carry out?	That they establish public schools. Also they built hospitals, prisons, and orphanages. And also passed laws prohibiting discrimination.
How were African Americans' rights restricted at the end of reconstruction?	African americans were legally segregated from white americans. They were forced to pay poll taxes. They also had to take a literacy test before they could vote, and most didn't pass.
How were the lives of ordinary southerners affected in the years after reconstruction?	The rights of African americans in the south were very limited. Many southerners were negatively affected by the sharecropping system. there were poor working conditions in the new mills.
Reconstruction	the process of readmitting the former confederate states to the union.
13th amendment	this amendment mad slavery illegal throughout the u.s.
14th amendment	This amendment granted citizenship to all people born in the u.s.
15th amendment	this amendment gave African American men the right to vote.
amnesty	amnesty was an official pardon.
black codes	this was a law that greatly limited the freedom of African americans.
jim crow laws	this was a law that enforced segregation.
segregation	this forced separation of whites and blacks in public places.
sharecropping	when someone owned the land but hired someone else to work on it.
impeachment	this is the process used by a legislative body to bring charges of wrongdoing against a public official.

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