During Reconstruction, southern agriculture faced significant challenges as the region transitioned from a slave-based economy to one reliant on wage labor and sharecropping. Many former enslaved people sought land and autonomy but often ended up in exploitative sharecropping agreements, which perpetuated poverty. Additionally, the destruction from the Civil War and the lack of infrastructure hindered agricultural recovery. Despite these challenges, some advancements were made in crop diversification and agricultural techniques, laying the groundwork for future growth.
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Reconstruction collapsed around 1877, when Southern Democrats gained power in all the former Confederate states. The Southern Democrats opposed the reforms of Reconstruction and deprived African-Americans of the political rights they had gained during Reconstruction.
African Americans remained disenfranchised
Poll taxes and literacy tests
Radicals during Reconstruction referred to members of the Radical Republican faction of the Republican Party, who advocated for strong measures to secure civil rights and political representation for freed slaves in the South after the Civil War. They pushed for the Reconstruction Acts, which aimed to impose federal control over Southern states and enforce the rights of African Americans. Their efforts included supporting the 14th and 15th Amendments, which granted citizenship and voting rights to former slaves. Radicals faced significant opposition from Southern whites and moderate Republicans, leading to a contentious political landscape during the Reconstruction era.
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Southern military leaders weren't allowed to hold office during reconstruction.
The Republicans gain control of Southern state governments during reconstruction by federal forces. This happen from the railroad schemes in the South.
The Republicans gain control of Southern state governments during reconstruction by federal forces. This happen from the railroad schemes in the South.
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sharecroppers
President Andrew Jackson restricted African American rights during reconstruction. Blacks were excluded from southern politics. Radical Reconstruction occurred from 1867 to 1877
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Railroads
The New State Constitution was successful during Reconstruction. It made the southern states write new laws that outlawed slavery. former slaves feared less of the southern states.