Reconstruction - 1865

Introduction

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Geography

The southern states were devastated by the war, entire cities had been burned to the ground and many farms had been destroyed by the fighting. When the war ended, the difficult task of rebuilding was undertaken. In 1865, the Reconstruction Era began.

After the bloody battle of Antietam, Lincoln had freed the southern slaves with the Emancipation Proclamation. However, there remained the question of how African Americans were to be integrated into southern society.

A group called the Radical Republicans was determined to elevate the status of black people. This group was largely responsible for the 14th Amendment that gave African Americans citizenship. Blacks received the right to vote, and for a decade many African Americans sought and received political office. The Freedman's bureau was formed to help blacks adjust to life after slavery.

Of course, all of these new rights and opportunities for black people were an affront to white southerners, who had just fought a war to keep them enslaved. Hostility toward African Americans grew, but even more hatred was focused on two groups: carpetbaggers and scalawags. Carpetbaggers were northern opportunists who came to the South in order to take advantage of the misfortunes of southern whites. Scalawags were southerners who took advantage of their white neighbors.

A backlash was inevitable, southern whites fought back with harsh black codes that restricted the rights and attempted to control the behavior of blacks. Most of the gains made by the Radical Republicans were reversed. It would be many decades before African Americans would receive anything that resembled equal treatment, and many people today believe that black people are still not treated as equals.

Reconstruction - 1865

Comprehension

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In 1865 the ___________ began.
KKK
Gangs of New York
Civil Rights Movement
Reconstruction Era
Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation after the bloody _____________.
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Vicksburg
A group called the ____________ was determined to elevate the status of black people.
Determined Democrats
Radical Republicans
Bull Moose Abolitionists
Forks of the Road Radicals
The ___________ Bureau was formed to help blacks adjust to life after slavery.
KKK
Abolitionist
Freedman's
Manifest Destiny
___________ were northern opportunists who came to the South to take advantage of the misfortunes of Southern whites.
Scalawags
Carpetbaggers
The Klans
The Gangs
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Geography

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Number three is the continent of _____.
North America
Europe
Africa
Asia
North America is ___________ of Asia.
north
south
east
west
Australia is ___________ of Asia.
southeast
northeast
southwest
north
South America is __________ of Europe.
southwest
north
east
northwest
Antarctica is ___________.
at the top of the world
at the bottom of the world
inside Asia
inside Africa
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Reconstruction - 1865
Introduction
Comprehension
Geography