Freed slaves (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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Number of enslaved people freed after Civil War
Number of enslaved people freed after Civil War
4 million
Fate of plantation economy after emancipation
Fate of plantation economy after emancipation
Collapsed almost immediately
Year of major economic crash in the South
Year of major economic crash in the South
1874
Dominant ideology in South by 1870s
Dominant ideology in South by 1870s
White supremacy
Role of Ku Klux Klan after Civil War
Role of Ku Klux Klan after Civil War
Used violence & intimidation against black Americans
Purpose of Black Codes
Purpose of Black Codes
Laws to restrict freedom & rights of former slaves
Definition of sharecropping
Definition of sharecropping
Paying rent with crops instead of money
Purpose of Freedmen's Bureau
Purpose of Freedmen's Bureau
Assisted freed slaves & poor white Southerners
What 15th Amendment guaranteed
What 15th Amendment guaranteed
Voting rights for freed people
Years of Radical Reconstruction period
Years of Radical Reconstruction period
1867-1877
Political change during Radical Reconstruction
Political change during Radical Reconstruction
Black Americans elected to government for first time
Year Civil War ended & emancipation began
Year Civil War ended & emancipation began
1865
Year Reconstruction ended
Year Reconstruction ended
1877
Northern cities freed slaves moved to
Northern cities freed slaves moved to
New York and Chicago
Fate of Confederate land after Civil War
Fate of Confederate land after Civil War
Returned to original white owners