US History 11-6-19

Click on the link and read the article/questions will be handed out in class

Reconstruction in the South

https://newsela.com/read/lib-south-reconstruction-period/id/29408/


1 Which selection from the article BEST supports the idea that Reconstruction was a dangerous time for African-Americans?

(A) Nearly all the men of fighting age took part in the war, and many were killed. Likewise, many farms were destroyed or neglected.

(B) Without land or money, most former slaves had to continue working for white masters, but they were not willing to live in the old slave quarters.

(C) A series of disastrously bad crops in the late 1860s, followed by a period when farmers couldn't sell their crops for high prices in the 1870s, hurt both whites and blacks.

(D) Sometimes their hostility was expressed through terrorist organizations such as the Ku Klux Klan. Groups like the KKK sought to punish African-Americans who tried to gain their rights.


2 Choose the paragraph in the introduction [paragraphs 1-3] that suggests people argued over how to live during Reconstruction.


3 How does the following sentence from the third paragraph contribute to the development of the MAIN idea of the article?

They left white churches and formed their own churches, which became centers for the AfricanAmerican community. 

(A) It provides a specific example of a difficulty African-Americans faced during Reconstruction.


(B) It explains an important change African-Americans made during Reconstruction.


(C) It shows that Reconstruction was overwhelmingly successful for African-Americans.


 (D) It emphasizes the importance of religion and faith to African-Americans in the South.

 4 What purpose does the following sentence serve in the section "Most Southern whites opposed racial equality"?

“Carpetbagger” was a word used to describe whites from the North who traveled South with only a satchel, or carpetbag, of possessions.

 (A) It explains why "carpetbaggers" were important.


 (B) It describes a brief history of "carpetbaggers."


(C) It explains what was meant when people were called "carpetbaggers."


(D) It shows why "carpetbaggers" were more accepted than "scalawag