Use the chart below to record details about changes in the south during reconstruction
Change in the South(title no points)
Political( 4 points)
Social(4 points)
Economic(4 points)
Change in the South during Reconstruction
Political:
1. African Americans gained political rights and representation in government.
2. Reconstruction governments were established in the South, often led by Republicans.
3. The 15th Amendment was passed, granting voting rights to African American men.
4. Southern states were readmitted to the Union and Reconstruction officially ended.
Social:
1. The Civil Rights Act of 1866 granted citizenship and equal rights under the law to African Americans.
2. The Freedmen's Bureau was established to help newly freed slaves transition to freedom.
3. Sharecropping and tenant farming became common practices for African Americans and poor whites.
4. The Ku Klux Klan and other white supremacist groups emerged to intimidate and oppress African Americans.
Economic:
1. The plantation economy of the South was disrupted by the end of slavery.
2. Many former slaves and poor whites struggled to find economic stability in the aftermath of the Civil War.
3. Land redistribution programs and efforts to provide economic opportunities for freedmen were largely unsuccessful.
4. The South remained economically devastated and relied heavily on agriculture for the majority of its economic activity.
In more simple terms please!
Change in the South during Reconstruction
Political:
1. African Americans could now vote and hold government positions.
2. New governments were set up in the South, usually led by Republicans.
3. African American men could vote thanks to the 15th Amendment.
4. Southern states rejoined the United States and Reconstruction ended.
Social:
1. African Americans were granted citizenship and equal rights.
2. The Freedmen's Bureau helped freed slaves adjust to freedom.
3. Sharecropping and tenant farming became common for African Americans and poor whites.
4. White supremacist groups like the Ku Klux Klan were formed to oppress African Americans.
Economic:
1. The South's economy changed when slavery ended.
2. Former slaves and poor whites had trouble finding work.
3. Programs to help freedmen get land and jobs didn't work well.
4. The South still relied heavily on farming and was struggling economically.
Use the chart below to summarize the causes, event and effects of the enforcement acts
Causes(2 points)
Events(2points)
Effects(2points)
Enforcement Acts Summary
Causes:
1. Rise of white supremacist groups like the Ku Klux Klan targeting African Americans and their supporters.
2. Violence and intimidation tactics used to suppress African American voting rights in the South.
Events:
1. Enforcement Act of 1870 (also known as the Civil Rights Act of 1870) passed by Congress to combat violence and voter suppression.
2. Enforcement Act of 1871 (also known as the Ku Klux Klan Act) passed to give the federal government power to combat Klan violence.
Effects:
1. Federal government had more authority to prosecute those who violated the civil rights of African Americans.
2. The acts helped to suppress Klan activity and protect the voting rights of African Americans in the South.