RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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Question
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Railroads, bridges and plantations were destroyed
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Money had no value
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Freed slaves had good jobs, houses and plenty of food
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Banks were closed
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Detailed explanation-1: -Some emancipated slaves quickly fled from the neighborhood of their owners, while others became wage laborers for former owners. Most importantly, African Americans could make choices for themselves about where they labored and the type of work they performed.
Detailed explanation-2: -There were many problems during Reconstruction: Millions of freed slaves needed… Virginia’s railroads, bridges, plantations, and crops were destroyed!
Detailed explanation-3: -Following the Civil War as part of the Reconstruction period, various Civil Rights Acts (sometimes called Enforcement Acts) were passed to extend rights of emancipated slaves, prohibit discrimination, and fight violence directed at the newly freed populations.
Detailed explanation-4: -In the United States, the terms “freedmen” and “freedwomen” refer chiefly to former slaves emancipated during and after the American Civil War by the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th Amendment.