The Reality of Reconstruction Flashcards
How many Southern rebels were pardoned and why?
13,000 because advisors were unsympathetic to Black civil rights
Were Southern rebels allowed to return to office?
Yes
Was the 13th Amendment ratified?
No
Did blacks get land?
No, they had to resort to sharecropping
When was the Freedmen’s Bureau set up and how many agents were there for every 20,000 men?
1865 and 1 agent
Where was the main area of improvement?
Education
What diseases were there?
Smallpox, cholera, yellow fever and pneumonia
Why did Southern states re-enter the Union?
To do what they want
How many people killed in Texas between 1865-8?
1000 and none convicted
What did ‘black codes’ mean?
AA’s can own property, draw contracts, sue attend school and marry. But could not vote, serve on a jury, give evidence against a white, carry arms or marry a white person
What was good about the Freedmen’s Bureau?
It provide support and helped with careers
When did the Freedmen’s Bureau shut down?
1872- there was a decline in Republicanism and Congress would not renew the mandate
What types of work were AA’s restricted to?
Field work, cotton
What were economic threats to AA’s?
They had to borrow money and sharecropping meant interest rates
Were AA’s needed working in fields for economy?
Yes
