Chapter 2 Lesson 3 Flashcards
1
Q
Scalawags
A
Name given by former Confederates to Southern whites who supported Republican Reconstruction of the South
2
Q
Corruption
A
Dishonest or illegal actions
3
Q
Integrate
A
To unite, or blend into a united whole
4
Q
Sharecropping
A
system of farming in which a farmer works land for an owner who provides equipment and seeds and receives a share of the crop
5
Q
Who used fear and violence to deny the rights to freed men and woman?
A
The Ku Klux Klan
6
Q
Carpetbaggers
A
Are Northern whites who moved to the South after the war
7
Q
Why was life in the Reconstruction difficult for African Americans?
A
White landowners often refused to rent land to freed people, many employers would not hire them, and store owners refused them credit.
