Cards in this guide (14)
What were the political parties during reconstruction
Democrats and Ex Confederate, Moderate Republicans, and Radical
Republicans
What was the purpose of the reconstruction amendments
What resulted from the panic of 1873
Economic problems and depression around the world
What happened when president Johnson vetoed radical reconstruction laws
congress passed the acts over his veto
How were tenant farmers different from sharecroppers
Tenant farmers were different from sharecroppers because they
usually had their own tools and animals.
How did social organizations help African American communities
By providing important stuff like education
What did President Grant help pass to prevent Southerners from using fear to shut African Americans out of the political process
President Grant helped to pass The Enforcements Act to prevent
Southerners from using fear to shut African Americans out of the
political process.
Who lost the most as a result of the Compromise of 1877
African Americans, who lost federal protection of their civil
rights
Which term refers to the condition of workers who could never afford to pay what they owed to a company store
Why did forced labor continue after the Civil War
it was legal as a form of punishment
What usually happened to sharecroppers who did not make enough money from their crops to pay expenses
they had to stay on the land until they could pay
Under sharecropping agreements what was expected from women
cooking, cleaning, and tending the garden
Who could be forced to work without pay according to the 13th amendment
The 13th doesn't say anything about people being forced to work
without pay.
what was an economic effect of the transcontinental railroad
Goods produced in one region could be sent to another and sold.
