chapter 18, lesson 3 Flashcards

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who did southerners refer to as scalawags?

A

scalawags were former southerners that agreed with and took side with the union after the war

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who were the carpetbaggers?

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carpetbaggers were northerners who moved to the south to make sure that it was following the reconstruction policies

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3
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who were the ku klux klan?

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the kkk was a hate group that inflicted violence towards african americans and those that supported their rights

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what was sharecropping?

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sharecropping was when the owner of land would rent a small piece of the land to a family that would use it to farm and receive a portion of the income from the crops. landowners would usually take advantage of sharecroppers

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