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Reconstruction in the South Chapter 12 Section 2

Reconstruction in the South Chapter 12 Section 2. Objectives. Explain how Republicans gained control of southern state governments. Discuss how freedmen adjusted to freedom and the South’s new economic system.

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Reconstruction in the South Chapter 12 Section 2

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  1. Reconstruction in the SouthChapter 12 Section 2

  2. Objectives • Explain how Republicans gained control of southern state governments. • Discuss how freedmen adjusted to freedom and the South’s new economic system. • Summarize efforts to limit African Americans’ rights and the federal government’s response.

  3. Many African- Americans registered to vote and began to lobby for equality. Union Leagues were formed to build black churches and schools. African-American Activism

  4. African-Americans began to participate in politics and served as delegates to all the state constitutional conventions.

  5. Northerners who travelled south to get involved in state conventions. Carpetbaggers

  6. Southern whites who supported reconstruction. Scalawags

  7. Opportunities for Women • in medical facilities • in orphanages • in relief agencies • in the public school system Single women carved out new roles for themselves.

  8. Southern Problems • many illiterate southerners • poor quality medical care • poor quality housing • slower economic production than the North • limited protection for African Americans • racial violence • rampant corruption

  9. Many southerners lost their land because they couldn’t pay their debts or taxes. Sharecropping- farmers work a parcel of land in exchange for a portion of the profit Sharecropping

  10. Planters get their lands worked when they have no money to pay laborers. Laborers had a place to live and lands to work without close supervision. Benefits

  11. Sharecroppers had to borrow heavily for supplies Their debts would be added to their bills the following year. Drawbacks

  12. Angry former confederates formed the KKK to prevent African Americans from voting. Ku Klux Klan

  13. “Grand Wizard” Nathan Bedford Forrest warned he was going to attack the Republican Party and their supporters. Klan Attacks

  14. Congress passed the Enforcement Acts, three acts designed to combat terrorism with military force. Steps Against the Klan

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