Question | Answer |
What are the former slaves called? | freedmen |
What are the Northern immigrants who came to the South for financial or political gain? | carpetbaggers |
What are the southern whites who sided with the Republicans called? | scalawags |
What is the system in which a tenant to use the land and split the profits with the landowner? | sharecropping |
What is the indirect veto by the president done by holding a bill unsigned until Congress adjourns? | pocket veto |
Who are the Southern Democrats who tried to get control of state governments after the war? | redeemer |
What amendment gave freedmen citizenship? | 14th |
What amendment gave freedmen the right to vote? | 15th |
What amendment abolished slavery? | 13th |
What was the function of the Freedmen's Bureau? | to provide food, clothing, and education |
Where did some of the abandoned and confiscated land go? | to the freedmen |
What laws restricted the rights of the freedmen in the South? | Black Codes |
What was President Lincoln's primary goal for Reconstruction? | to unite the country as soon as possible |
What party believed the presidents' plans were too lenient? | Radical Republicans |
How did the federal government ensure the South would comply with the Reconstruction plan? | sent federal troops in |
What happened in the South as African Americans gained more political power? | racial tensions rose |
What was the problem with the SC state constitution of 1865? | representation was based on white population and wealth |
What group gained representation in the state legislature? | African Americans |
What positive attitude is attributed to the Radical Republicans during Reconstruction? | education was provided to freedmen and poor whites |
What campaign methods were used by both candidates for SC governor in 1876? | intimidation and violent rallies |
What led to the withdrawal of federal troops in SC, ending Reconstruction? | election of Rutherford Hayes as president |