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Cause: The Georgia General Assembly removed Black Legislators in 1868
Effect: ?
Which of the following would fit in the blank spot?

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The United States Congress refused to accept Georgia as a reconstructed state, and placed Georgia under Radical Reconstruction.

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What was the most important contribution of Black legislators during the Reconstruction Period?
They supported public education which led to free public education being a part of the 1868 Constitution despite all of the violent acts carried out against them.

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They supported public education which led to free public education being a part of the 1868 Constitution despite all of the violent acts carried out against them.

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Following the Civil War, the South's industrialization lagged behind that of the North's because the South lacked capital and an educated labor force.

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the South lacked capital and an educated labor force.

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Which is the BEST description of the southern economy during Reconstruction? Options: The southern economy was still based on agriculture and cotton, but now depended on sharecropping rather than slave labor. The southern economy was stabilized because of trade relationships with Great Britain and France. The southern economy was completely restored by 1866 and was actually more productive and profitable than the pre- Civil War economy. The southern economy was transformed from being based on agriculture to being completely dependent on industry and manufacturing.

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The southern economy was still based on agriculture and cotton, but now depended on sharecropping rather than slave labor.

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Which statement provides the most significant reason as to why the rebuilding of railroad networks during the Reconstruction Era was vital to the rapid regrowth of Atlanta? Options: Railroads provided a transportation link for workers to travel into and out of Atlanta each day. Railroads allowed for manufactured goods from within Georgia and from throughout the United States to reach stores in Georgia for availability to consumers. Railroads gave state legislators a mechanism of travel into Atlanta, so members could debate and legislate daily on Reconstruction matters. Railroads gave tenant workers a transportation route to Northern cities, thereby lifting the burden of people out of work in the city.

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Railroads allowed for manufactured goods from within Georgia and from throughout the United States to reach stores in Georgia for availability to consumers.

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What crop was produced more than any other in Georgia during the Reconstruction Era?

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cotton

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What was the long-term effect of sharecropping on the black community during the Reconstruction Era in the South?

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Black workers ended up trapped in a cycle of generational debt due to landowners hoarding profits from black workers.

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Which of the following is NOT an accurate statement about sharecropping during and after Reconstruction?
Sharecroppers were typically poor whites and former slaves
Most sharecroppers remained poor or in debt
Sharecroppers exchanged their labor for a percentage of the harvested crops

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Sharecroppers owned their own tools and animals

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How did the Southern Democrats try to regain control of the Georgia General Assembly?

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Voting to remove the 32 African American legislators from the Assembly

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Landless farmer who has their own equipment and/or farming equipment and/or money to purchase necessities.

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Tenant Farmer