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What was life like for freedmen and poor whites during Reconstruction?
What would it be like to live in the south as a freedman during Reconstruction?
Did the Freedman's bureau help poor whites during the civil war?
no they were created after the civil war and they did help them
Why did poor whites accept slavery?
because the whites did not be long in the same school and state
What did poor Southern whites fight to defend?
There was great variation in the reasons for fighting. As generalisations though, some of the prime reasons that poor whites fought were to defned their homeland and to maintain the Southern society that they were familiar with.
What was life like for the southerners during reconstruction?
It was pretty terrible in states like Georgia that were occupied by federal troops and run by carpetbaggers, scalaways and the lowest class ex-slaves. Taxes were raised, slaves to work the fields were gone and plantation owners could not raise crops to make money, so they lost their farms. The only ones who did well were the poor whites who helped the Yankees. White women were raped and juries were made up of ex-slaves and low-life whites. Read the novel, Gone with the Wind to get an idea.
What was life like for freedmen and poor whites during Reconstruction?
What would it be like to live in the south as a freedman during Reconstruction?
Why were blacks so poor during the 1960's?
Great depression?*whites were too
How did Virginians relations friendly with poor whites?
They allowed poor whites the use of their skilled slaves.
Rich virginians allowed poor whites to do what to keep good relations?
they allowed poor whites the use of their plantation barns use plantation barns They allowed poor whites the use of their skilled slaves
Did the Freedman's bureau help poor whites during the civil war?
no they were created after the civil war and they did help them
How did rich Virginians keep relations with poor whites?
they allowed poor whites the use of their plantation barns use plantation barns They allowed poor whites the use of their skilled slaves
Why did planters want poor whites to believe in slavery?
So that the poor whites could have slaves get thangs for them
How did rich Virginians keep relations friendly with poor whites?
they allowed poor whites the use of their plantation barns use plantation barns They allowed poor whites the use of their skilled slaves
What impact did the US Civil War have on poor whites in the South?
Poor whites in the South were further impoverished by the war. Since there was little or no money in the South, many were forced to emigrate West. In addition, poor whites suffered severe casualties during the war. Making a new beginning was difficult for these people.
Discuss the economicsocial conditions of blacks in the South during Reconstruction?
Most African-Americans in the South made their living as sharecroppers and were poor. Reconstruction protected their right to vote and to seek public office.
Did ld become poor because of the whites?
Of course. Everything is the whites' fault.
Why did poor whites accept slavery?
because the whites did not be long in the same school and state
