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What is a derogatory term used for southerners who sided with the north during reconstruction?
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Where did African Americans go during the reconstruction of the South in 1879?
in the north states
What was the Reconstruction 1864-1916 about?
Reconstruction is how the North punished the South for starting the Civil War (or War Between the States.) The army was stationed in the South until 1877. Blacks were freed, but some had an even worse time as tenant farmers than as slaves. Some white Southerners joined the Ku Klux Klan to harrass blacks and other groups they did not like.
What did the US Civil War not accomplish?
The purpose of the North in deciding to prevent any states from seceding from the Union was accomplished. However, as with any war, the goal of restoring good will and loyalty among the former Confederate leaders failed due the North's Reconstruction policies and racism by many Southerners.
How did reconstruction hurt the north?
Reconstruction hurt the north because the south had a large supply of cheap labor. They also had better climate allowing crops to grow for a longer period.
That Lincoln's Gettysburg address gave more comfort to northerners or to the southerners?
North
Who were the people during the reconstruction?
The people during the Reconstruction were the Northerners, Southerners, and politicians. Abraham Lincoln was one of the presidents that wanted the North & South to put aside their differences.
Definition of Scalawags?
Scalawags - a derogatory term (originally describing worthless livestock) applied to native white Southerners who supported the federal reconstruction plan and cooperated with the blacks in order to achieve their ends. Some of the scalawags were entirely above board, having opposed the Confederacy in earlier times and later wanted a new South to emerge from the rubble. Others cooperated with or served in the Republican governments in order to avail themselves of money-making opportunities.
Where was the best place to life during reconstruction?
In the North.
What was the role of the carpetbaggers in reconstruction?
"Carpetbagger" was used by Southerners as a derogatory term, referring to the carpet bags (a form of cheap luggage made from carpet fabric) which many of these newcomers carried. Such a person came from the North to the South after the war, seeking to unfairly profit in the damaged financial conditions of the South after the war. The term came to be associated with opportunism and exploitation by outsiders.
Where did African Americans go during the reconstruction of the South in 1879?
in the north states
Who were the native southerners who helped union forces during the war?
The People in the south who helped the north during the war were called SCALAWAGS
How was life different for different populations during recontruction?
Many white southerners had slaves during the Civil War, but when the north won they didn't have slaves any more so the white southerners' lives were very different.
Who suffered the most due to the lack of unity in the Federal government during the years of Reconstruction?
The north.
What is the north's biggest mistake during reconstruction?
Its failure to provide blacks with farm property of their own
What did the north call the south?
southerners
What are facts about reconstruction?
Leaders in the North disagreed about the terms of Reconstruction.
What was true about the reconstruction?
Leaders in the North disagreed about the terms of Reconstruction.
