11 Questions
What was the significance of Special order 15?
It offered 40 acres and a mule to former slaves
What was the purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau?
To provide assistance in health and education to former slaves
What type of farm tendency is associated with the sharecropping system?
Renting or contracting with the owner
What were the Black Codes as mentioned in the text?
Laws that regulated the lives of former slaves
What was the purpose of the Civil Rights Bill of 1866?
To give people born in the United States citizenship
What was the outcome of the 14th amendment?
It put the Civil Rights Bill into the United States Constitution
What was one of the main actions taken during Radical Reconstruction (1867 and on)?
Temporarily separating the South into military areas
What was Andrew Johnson's stance on helping former slaves?
He ordered all federal lands to be returned to former owners
What was one of the main goals of the Freedmen's Bureau?
To assist with health and education for former slaves.
What characterized sharecropping contracts?
Petition for land that Johnson gave back to whites.
What did President Johnson fail to say anything about?
Laws restricting voting rights for whites and blacks.
Test your knowledge of the Reconstruction Era and the status of former slaves after the Civil War. Explore topics such as the impact of Special Order 15, the actions of Andrew Johnson, and the meaning of freedom for former slaves.
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