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During Reconstruction their opponents called Southern white Republicans?
Scalawags
What was the reaction of southern whites to the different groups of northerners in reconstruction?
Southern whites during Reconstruction generally reacted with hostility and suspicion towards the various groups of Northerners, including Carpetbaggers (Northerners who moved South for economic or political opportunities) and Scalawags (Southern whites who supported Reconstruction). Many viewed these groups as opportunists seeking to exploit the South's post-war vulnerabilities. This animosity often manifested in violence, discrimination, and the formation of organizations like the Ku Klux Klan, aimed at undermining Reconstruction efforts and restoring white supremacy. Overall, the presence of Northerners exacerbated tensions and resistance among Southern whites.
What factors led to the end of reconstruction?
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.
Republican governments in the southern states during reconstruction were unpopular because?
African Americans remained disenfranchised
What did southern whites use to disenfranchise African American during reconstruction?
Poll taxes and literacy tests
What were southern military leaders not allowed to do during reconstruction?
Southern military leaders weren't allowed to hold office during reconstruction.
How did southern agriculture change during Reconstruction?
cotton and tabacco
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.
How did republicans gain control of southern state governments during the reconstruction?
The Republicans gain control of Southern state governments during reconstruction by federal forces. This happen from the railroad schemes in the South.
During Reconstruction their opponents called Southern white Republicans?
Scalawags
What where southern people who supported republican policies during reconstruction?
sharecroppers
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
What was the name that the former confederates gave to the southern republicans during reconstruction?
Scalawags.
What did the southern democrats call the northerns who went to the south during the reconstruction?
Carpetbaggers.
What did the southern state governments help to finance during the reconstruction period?
Railroads
What two crops were the focus of southern agriculture during reconstruction?
cotton and tobaco
Why were new state constitutions successful during reconstruction?
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.
