Reconstruction Era

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This Freedmen's Bureau was created after the Civil War to...

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establish schools and provide job training to former slaves in the South.

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What name was given to men and women who had been slaves?

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freedmen

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How did the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments protect the rights of African Americans?

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The Constitution now stated that African Americans had to be offered the same opportunities as whites.

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What is Sharecropping?

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A farmer who gives part of each crop as rent.

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Which of the following statements describes sharecropping? Options: Sharecroppers had to give farm owners part of their crop for using the land., Sharecroppers had to work the land they farmed., Sharecroppers had little money so they had to buy small plots of land., Sharecroppers had to share their crops with other sharecroppers.

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Sharecroppers had to give farm owners part of their crop for using the land.

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Who did the Radical Republicans attempt to impeach? Options: Lincoln, Johnson, Grant, Hayes

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Johnson

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Did groups like the Ku Klux Klan that formed during Reconstruction help freed slaves and work to protect their rights?

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False

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Who were carpetbaggers following the Civil War?

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Northern businessmen who came to the south seeking profit

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Southern states created the Black Codes to do what?

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limit African Americans rights

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Sharecroppers

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A system of farm work that led to a life of debt and poverty.