Cards in this guide (12)
What goal united the Democrats in the South in the late 1800s
Taking power away from the Republican Party was a goal of the
Southern Democrats.
Which term refers to the condition of workers who could never afford to pay what they owed to a company store
What was meant by the term scalawag in the South
Scalawags were white Southerners who supported Reconstruction policies and efforts after the conclusion of the American Civil War.
What did southerners who were for redemption want
Southerners who were for redemption wanted to return power to
the white Democrats
Why did forced labor continue after the Civil War
it was legal as a form of punishment
What was part of the agenda of southern Democrats
Cutting taxes for landowners
What was an advantage of Democrats in the South in 1873
A strong base of dedicated supporters.
Which conflict involved buffalo soldiers and started when the Apache refused to move to reservations
What was true about sharecropping
In sharecropping, both freed slaves and poor whites borrowed land, seeds, and tools from a landowner, in exchange for a share of the crop at harvest time.
What was not true about Chinese immigrants who worked on building the Transcontinental Railroad
They worked few hours each day.
During slavery what did most African Americans do to practice their religious beliefs
They went to white churches or held their own services in
secret.
Toward the end of the civil war what did general sherman special field order number 15 do
Apex- It gave 40 acres of land and a mule to freed African Americans