life after slavery post civil war. now that slavery was over, african americans had 2 main problems....
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Life after Slavery
Post Civil War
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Now that slaverywas over, AfricanAmericans had2 main problems.
1. They wereuneducated.2. They were
unemployed.
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So the United Statesgovernment establishedthe Freedmen’s
Bureau.
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The was an organizationthat provided freed slaveswith food, clothing, medicine,and other supplies.
Freedmen’sBureau
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To make a living, many slavesbecame sharecroppers.
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sharecropping?What was
Sharecropping was whenlandowners gave the workers (freed slaves) supplies and a place to live. Then, at harvest time, the landownerwould give the freed slave a share of the crop. This was not very helpful tothe freed slaves. They did not make very much money.
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Life did not get better forfreed slaves just becauseslavery was outlawed. AfricanAmericans were stilldiscriminated against.
Let’s take a moment to discuss what “discriminated” means.
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After the slaves were freed,the werepassed.
Jim Crow LawsJim Crow LawsThe made it legal
to maintain separate facilitiesfor blacks and whites.
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The made Southerners happy becausethe laws still kept white and black people segregated.
Jim Crow Laws
Let’s take a moment to discuss what “segregated” means.
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The South also tried to keepblack people from voting.This was calleddisenfranchisement.
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The South told me I can’t vote if I don’t pay all the
taxes I owe the government. I can’t pay
the taxes! I don’t have any money. Sharecropping does not pay me very
much, and I am trying to take care of my family. This is just a way to keep black
people from voting!
The South also told me that I can’t vote if I don’t pass a
reading test. Only about half of the black people living in the South can read. This is
just a way to keep black people from voting!
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Remember, just because slaverywas outlawed in the south, lifewas still very difficult forAfrican Americans after the Civil War.
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Let’s Review1. What were the two main problems that African Americans had even after slavery was outlawed?2. What was the ?3. What were the ?
5. How did white people attempt to keep AfricanAmericans from voting?6. Define:
4. What was ? How was it beneficial to African Americans? What were its drawbacks?
Freedmen’s Bureau
Jim Crow Lawssharecropping
segregation discrimination disenfranchisement
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The End