reconstruction in the south chapter 12 section 2
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African-American Activism Many African- Americans registered to vote and began to lobby for equality. Union Leagues were formed to build black churches and schools.TRANSCRIPT
Reconstruction in the SouthChapter 12 Section 2
• Explain how Republicans gained control of southern state governments.
• Discuss how freedmen adjusted to freedom and the South’s new economic system.
• Summarize efforts to limit African Americans’ rights and the federal government’s response.
Objectives
African-American Activism
• Many African- Americans registered to vote and began to lobby for equality.
• Union Leagues were formed to build black churches and schools.
• African-Americans began to participate in politics and served as delegates to all the state constitutional conventions.
Carpetbaggers
• Northerners who travelled south to get involved in state conventions.
Scalawags
• Southern whites who supported reconstruction.
Opportunities for Women
Single women carved out new roles for themselves.
• in medical facilities• in orphanages• in relief agencies• in the public school
system
Southern Problems
• limited protection for African Americans
• racial violence• rampant corruption
• many illiterate southerners
• poor quality medical care
• poor quality housing
• slower economic production than the North
Sharecropping
• Many southerners lost their land because they couldn’t pay their debts or taxes.
• Sharecropping- farmers work a parcel of land in exchange for a portion of the profit
Benefits
• Planters get their lands worked when they have no money to pay laborers.
• Laborers had a place to live and lands to work without close supervision.
Drawbacks
• Sharecroppers had to borrow heavily for supplies
• Their debts would be added to their bills the following year.
Ku Klux Klan
• Angry former confederates formed the KKK to prevent African Americans from voting.
Klan Attacks
• “Grand Wizard” Nathan Bedford Forrest warned he was going to attack the Republican Party and their supporters.
Steps Against the Klan
• Congress passed the Enforcement Acts, three acts designed to combat terrorism with military force.