African American Role in Post-war America Flashcards
1
Q
amendments passed
A
- 13th - no slavery
- 14th - full citizenship
- 15th - voting rights for all males
2
Q
exodus from the south
A
- west - Kansas/farming/homestead act
- north - industry/factory/cities
3
Q
freedmen’s bureau
A
- education of ex-slaves
- reading and writing
- get your new life started
4
Q
black codes
A
- southern areas
- laws against African Americans
- limit rights - school, voting, work
- regulate the affairs of the emancipated blacks
5
Q
sharecropping
A
- might work on the same plantation as you were a slave on
- plantation owners need workers
- ex-slaves need a job
- some ex-slaves never left their plantation (freedom?)
6
Q
Ku Klux Klan
A
- created by ex-Confederate soldiers
- attempted to keep African American rights down
- wanted to extend black codes
- will use violence
- Tennessee
7
Q
remember this…
A
freedom from slavery is one thing. however, what kinds of freedom did ex-slaves really have?
8
Q
many ex-slaves found employment in
A
sharecropping
