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Eberhard Reconstruc4
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Question | Answer |
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What was the main goal of the southern elite rich after the Civil War? | They wanted to quickly restart cotton production so they could stay in power. |
Why did some landowners lose their land? | They were unable to pay taxes that were raised to pay for schools and other public services. |
How did Reconstruction affect the southern elite rich? | They gained economic control over the sharecroppers and regained political control at the end of Reconstruction. |
What were Scalawags? | poor Southern whites who supported reconstruction |
What were carpetbaggers? | Northerners who moved South, supposedly to take advantage of the misfortune of the South |
What happened to cotton farming during the last part of the 19th century? | There was worldwide overproduction so prices fell, the soil became depleted of nutrients, and the boll weevil ruined crops |
What kind of factories did entrepreneurs begin to build in the South? | textile factories |