SS8H6 - Reconstruction

What was the main difference between tenant farmers and sharecroppers during Reconstruction?

• Sharecroppers were mostly immigrants from Europe, while tenant farmers were mostly freedmen and freedwomen.

• Most sharecroppers were carpetbaggers from the North, while most tenant farmers were former Confederate soldiers.

• Most tenant farmers owned tools and equipment, while sharecroppers relied on landowners for everything they needed.

• Tenant farmers were often indebted to the landowners who sold them supplies, while sharecroppers rapidly grew wealthy.

The Fourteenth Amendment was the federal government's response to

• popular opposition to the draft.

• Black Codes enacted in the South.

• Republican control of Southern state governments.

• the Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford.

Which of the following BEST describes the practice of sharecropping?

• Land is bought by a group of families pooling their money and farming together.

• Land is given to a farmer who in return promises to give some of the crops to other families.

• Land is rented to a farmer who pledges a certain percentage of the crops to the landowner.

• Land is sold to a farmer who will own the land after farming it for a certain number of years.

Why was the Thirteenth Amendment significant to Georgia during Reconstruction?

• Georgia was required to ratify the amendment before it was eligible to rejoin the Union.

• Georgia's legislature voted to nullify the amendment during Presidential Reconstruction.

• The government refused to begin Reconstruction until Georgia ratified the amendment.

• The government removed federal troops from Georgia after the state ratified the amendment.

What contributed to Atlanta's rapid economic recovery after the Civil War?

• City leaders encouraged northerners to migrate to Atlanta.

• City leaders focused on rebuilding Atlanta's railroad network.

• City leaders encouraged farmers to grow crops other than cotton.

• City leaders focused on helping freedmen and freedwomen find work.

Use the timeline to answer the question.

Based on the timeline, when was slavery outlawed in the entire United States?

• January 1, 1863

• December 6, 1865

• July 28, 1868

• February 3, 1870

The use of sharecropping during Reconstruction allowed landowners in Georgia to

• become leading producers of gold.

• resume the mass production of cotton.

• consolidate land into larger plantations.

• transition to the production of finished goods.

In 1870, Georgia was readmitted into the Union after the state

• adopted a new state constitution.

• ratified the Fifteenth Amendment.

• arrested former Confederate leaders.

• desegregated its public school system.

The Civil War devastated the economy of Georgia, as well as the rest of the South. Which of the following was key to the economic recovery of the state during Reconstruction?

• rapid industrialization

• sharecropping and tenant farming

• fully integrated schools and workplaces

• redistribution of plantation land to freed slaves

Why were thirty-two newly elected members of the Georgia General Assembly removed from the legislature during Reconstruction?

• to eliminate opposition to legislation addressing social inequality

• to make the legislature more representative of the state's population

• to purge the government of former Confederate supporters

• to limit the political power and influence of African Americans