What was the South like during Reconstruction?

What was the reaction of Southern elites when slavery was abolished?

• They ignored the new laws.

• They immediately accepted it.

• They celebrated the change.

• They were confused and resentful.

What was the purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau?

• To rebuild the Southern economy.

• To enforce new taxes.

• To support Southern landowners.

• To help former slaves and poor whites after the Civil War.

What was sharecropping?

• A system where landowners shared their profits with former slaves.

• A new form of slavery.

• An arrangement where former slaves farmed land in exchange for a share of the crops.

• A government program to redistribute land.

What challenges did Black Southerners face under new laws?

• They were given equal opportunities.

• They faced legal barriers and economic burdens.

• They were allowed to vote freely.

• They received government support for businesses.

How did the end of the Civil War affect poor white Southern farmers?

• They received government subsidies.

• They faced increased competition and economic challenges.

• They became wealthy.

• They moved to the North.