The Economic Position of Ex-Slaves and the Development of Sharecropping (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards
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No. of enslaved people emancipated in 1865
No. of enslaved people emancipated in 1865
Four million
Who issued Special Field Order No. 15 (1865)
Who issued Special Field Order No. 15 (1865)
William T. Sherman
What '40 acres and a mule' referred to
What '40 acres and a mule' referred to
Land distribution promise from Special Field Order No. 15
% of cotton land farmed by sharecroppers by 1880
% of cotton land farmed by sharecroppers by 1880
80 percent
What sharecroppers used as loan collateral
What sharecroppers used as loan collateral
Future crops
Year Freedmen's Bureau closed
Year Freedmen's Bureau closed
1872
Purpose of Black Codes
Purpose of Black Codes
Legal restrictions on ex-slaves to maintain white control
Date of Lincoln's assassination
Date of Lincoln's assassination
14 April 1865
% of crop sharecroppers typically paid as rent
% of crop sharecroppers typically paid as rent
Half (50%)
Acres Congress set aside for ex-slaves in 1866
Acres Congress set aside for ex-slaves in 1866
44 million acres