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African Americans looked forward to new opportunities during Reconstruction. Many former slaves began to travel, which they were forbidden to do without a pass before the Civil War. Others changed their names in order to define their own identities.
African Americans worked hard to improve their lives during Reconstruction. Many African Americans moved to find family members who had been sold elsewhere in the South. The Freedmen’s Bureau worked to reunite African American families. Once reunited, African Americans could legally marry and raise families together.
Thousands of African Americans of all ages sought an education. With the help of the Freedmen’s Bureau, African American churches, and other public private groups, African Americans organized schools, colleges, and universities. Many of these institutions still operate today. |
After the war, many African Americans founded their own churches. African American ministers often became important community leaders. African Americans also formed thousands of volunteer organizations. These organizations provided financial and emotional support for their members.
Many African Americans considered the opportunity to participate in government to be their greatest gain following the Civil War. They hoped to protect their newfound freedoms by taking an active role in politics. The Fifteenth Amendment gave African Americans the right to vote, and a vast majority took advantage of that right. Most African Americans supported the Republican Party, and they made up the largest group of southern Republicans.
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For the first time, African Americans held offices at all levels of government. Most black officials held minor posts. However, more than a dozen African Americans served in the U.S. Congress. Among these was Hiram Revels, the first African American senator, and Joseph Rainey, the first African American representative. P.B.S. Pinchback of Louisiana served as the first African American governor when the white official who was elected governor was impeached.
Most southern state governments had repealed the black codes by the end of 1866. Some southern states passed laws to desegregate public transportation, but these laws were not enforced. Many African Americans, however, wanted to focus on building up the black community. They were able to focus on African American leadership by establishing separate schools, churches, and other organizations.
Most southern state governments had repealed the black codes by the end of 1866. Some southern states passed laws to desegregate public transportation, but these laws were not enforced. Many African Americans, however, wanted to focus on building up the black community. They were able to focus on African American leadership by establishing separate schools, churches, and other organizations.
After the Civil War, thousands of former slaves moved to southern towns and cities to find jobs and establish a new life for themselves. A small number of them moved to the North. Regardless of the city or town’s region, many African Americans found only segregation, poor housing, and low- paying jobs.
A majority of African Americans stayed in the rural South. They wanted to own and farm their own land. They had been promised “forty acres and a mule” by General Sherman. Congress, though, did not honor this promise. |
In order to provide for their families, many former slaves became sharecroppers. Sharecropping is a system in which landowners give farmworkers a few acres of land, along with seed and tools. The farmers keep a small portion of their crops and give the rest to the landowner. Some African Americans were able to rent land from landowners and keep the entire crop for themselves. This system is known as tenant farming. Most tenant farmers bought supplies on credit, paying inflated prices. Few were able to save enough money to buy their own land. They rarely grew enough crops to pay for both past debts and future expenses.
Sharecropping and tenant farming were disturbingly similar with slavery. Although they
were free, African Americans remained tied to the land on which they worked.
Sharecropping and tenant farming were disturbingly similar with slavery. Although they
were free, African Americans remained tied to the land on which they worked.
1. What new opportunities did newly freed African Americans have during Reconstruction?
2. How did African Americans begin to take advantage of their newfound freedom?
3. In what ways did African Americans participate in government after the war?
4. Why were few tenant farmers able to buy their own land?
5. Do you think Reconstruction was a success or a failure for African Americans? Explain.
2. How did African Americans begin to take advantage of their newfound freedom?
3. In what ways did African Americans participate in government after the war?
4. Why were few tenant farmers able to buy their own land?
5. Do you think Reconstruction was a success or a failure for African Americans? Explain.
Watch the video and answer the questions below.
1. Who succeeded Abraham Lincoln as president?
2. What was the only requirement Johnson had for rejoining the Union?
3. How did the 14th and 15th Amendments help former slaves?
4. How did disgruntled southern whites fight against Reconstruction?
5. What could have we done better to make Reconstruction successful?
2. What was the only requirement Johnson had for rejoining the Union?
3. How did the 14th and 15th Amendments help former slaves?
4. How did disgruntled southern whites fight against Reconstruction?
5. What could have we done better to make Reconstruction successful?
Identify the items below and tell me what they are!
1. Andrew Johnson
2. Radical Republicans
3. Freedmen’s Bureau
4. Fourteenth Amendment
5. Fifteenth Amendment
6. Carpetbagger
7. Hiram Revels
8. Sharecropping
9. Ku Klux Klan
10. Rutherford B. Hayes
2. Radical Republicans
3. Freedmen’s Bureau
4. Fourteenth Amendment
5. Fifteenth Amendment
6. Carpetbagger
7. Hiram Revels
8. Sharecropping
9. Ku Klux Klan
10. Rutherford B. Hayes