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What did moderate Republicans want from southern states before they could rejoin the Union

More rights for former slaves

Why was the American colonization society founded

to make a homeland for freed slaves in Africa

Who were scalawags and the carpetbaggers

Scalawags were southerners who helped during Reconstruction and carpetbaggers were northerners who went south to help with Reconstruction. a helpful hint to remember which is which is to remember that scalawags and southerners both start with 's'.

Who were the Carpetbaggers

northerners who came to the south after the civil war

What sort of people took advantage of the Homestead Act

Everyone from adventuresome people , to entrepeneurs , scammers , and the desperate. Everyone saw the opportunity differently, but it was an important part of expansion Westward in the US, and it worked well . If not, we'd all still be living in Kansa City, so personally, I am very grateful to those hardy pioneer men and women who eventually made it possible for us to expand to West Coast. Those that lingered in the Plains states are still very important to our food supply to this day . I salute each and every one of them.

White Americans, freed slaves, and immigrants.

What issues most interested African American politicians on the local level

Education and public health

What were the White League and the Knights of the White Camellia

two radical political terrorist groups that had association with the thoughts of the KKK. Their chief intention was to oppose the rights of the freedmen, and were motivated by racial supremacists views.

How was the federal government affected by the reconstruction period


Its power to protect the rights of individuals increased ~ APEX

Why were southerners successful in using literacy test to keep African American from voting

Most African Americans had not learned to read while they were slaves.

Who was the leader of the American military during the revolutionary war

George Washington

Was probably true about contracts between landowners and Sharecroppers

The landowner was more likely to gain from the contract.

What did many southern states do to limit civil rights during reconstruction

Black Codes

Which of the following is an example of an difference between northern and southern culture

Seven letters followed a strict code of honor

The use of poll taxes affected which of the fooling groups

Poor whites and African Americans

How many African-Americans from the south were elected to the US Senate during reconstruction

2

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