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They looked for food, clothes , somewhere to live, and a way to make money. Basically, they seeked out ways to ajust to new life. This is why the freemans bureau came in. Some African Americans also became involved in politics and a part of the gorvernment in some way. ( Your Welcome!)
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∙ 11y agoMost Black southerners were sharecroppers. Most Blacks felt that sharecropping was worse than slavery because it put them so far in debt it was impossible for them to do anything about it.
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How did reconstruction affect racial tension?
The racial tensions were increased because of Reconstruction. Whites thought the Freedman's Bureau would give Blacks handouts and make them lazy. During Reconstruction Southerners created the Black codes as a way to stifle any progress that Blacks attempted to make.
What two crops were the focus of southern agriculture during reconstruction?
cotton and tobaco
How did republicans gain control of southern state governments during reconstruction?
all southern african american men could vote.
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.
How did the end of the Civil War and Reconstruction impact the representation of the South in Congress?
Representation of the South increased because more Southern states were created during Reconstruction.
Who fought to restrict African American rights during reconstruction?
President Andrew Jackson restricted African American rights during reconstruction. Blacks were excluded from southern politics. Radical Reconstruction occurred from 1867 to 1877
An accomplishment that was not made by southern state governments during radical reconstruction was the?
election of blacks as governors
Which was a political impact of Republican rule on Southern free blacks during Reconstruction?
They were able to register to vote after obtaining voting rights.
Which former confederate state had most blacks holding office during reconstruction?
Which former Confederate state had the most blacks holding office during Reconstruction
What were southern military leaders not allowed to do during reconstruction?
Southern military leaders weren't allowed to hold office during reconstruction.
Blacks who left the south for kansas and elsewhere during reconstruction?
Exodusters
What were some failures during and after reconstruction?
one way reconstruction was a failure is that the freedman bureau burn down the blacks school, meaning no freedom what so ever for the blacks.
Which confederate states had least number of blacks holding office during reconstruction?
Tennessee
What was accomplished for blacks during reconstruction?
The biggest most resounding accomplishments for blacks during reconstruction were the adoption of Constitutional Amendments. These amendments were the 13th, 14th and 15th. Respectively they gave blacks, in order, abolition of slavery; guarantee of citizenship to the United States and granting civil rights and the right to vote.
How did southern agriculture change during Reconstruction?
cotton and tabacco
What is the north's biggest mistake during reconstruction?
Its failure to provide blacks with farm property of their own
How did republicans gain control the southern state governments during reconstruction?
The Republicans gain control of Southern state governments during reconstruction by federal forces. This happen from the railroad schemes in the South.
