Freed slaves (AQA GCSE History): Quizzes
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How many enslaved people gained freedom when the Northern States won the Civil War?
How many enslaved people gained freedom when the Northern States won the Civil War?
Around 4 million people
What happened to the plantation-based economy after emancipation?
What happened to the plantation-based economy after emancipation?
It collapsed almost immediately
What was the main purpose of the Black Codes introduced in Southern states?
What was the main purpose of the Black Codes introduced in Southern states?
To restrict freedom of former slaves
Which group used intimidation and violent attacks to terrorise black Americans?
Which group used intimidation and violent attacks to terrorise black Americans?
The Ku Klux Klan
What was the sharecropping system?
What was the sharecropping system?
Rent was paid with crops not money
What happened to land that had been taken from Confederate supporters during the war?
What happened to land that had been taken from Confederate supporters during the war?
Quickly returned to white owners
In which year did a major financial crash worsen economic conditions in the South?
In which year did a major financial crash worsen economic conditions in the South?
1874
Who did the Freedmen's Bureau provide assistance to?
Who did the Freedmen's Bureau provide assistance to?
Freed slaves & very poor white Southerners
Which amendment legally protected the right of freed people to vote?
Which amendment legally protected the right of freed people to vote?
The 15th Amendment
Which two cities saw growth of black communities as former slaves migrated north?
Which two cities saw growth of black communities as former slaves migrated north?
New York and Chicago
How were freed slaves described in terms of their social position after emancipation?
How were freed slaves described in terms of their social position after emancipation?
Refugees in their own country
What significant political change occurred during Radical Reconstruction?
What significant political change occurred during Radical Reconstruction?
Black Americans elected to government