After The War Flashcards
1
Q
What were black codes?
A
Written to restrict the civil rights of blacks: Rights such as voting, bearing arms, serving on jury’s, and holding public office
2
Q
What is the process of rebuilding the south called?
A
Reconstruction
3
Q
What were sharecroppers?
A
People who did not own land and paid to farm parcels of land that belonged to someone else. They supplied their own tools and seeds and gave the owner of the land a share of the crop or a share of the money from the crop
4
Q
Where did blacks stay?
A
In the south
