What did white Southerners think the goal was of all Northerners who moved south during Reconstruction?

Question

(1 point)
Responses

to get rich from the South’s misfortunes
to get rich from the South’s misfortunes

to help Southerners take control of the new state governments
to help Southerners take control of the new state governments

to prevent freedmen from being elected to office
to prevent freedmen from being elected to office

to return southern land to its former owners

What was the major cause of problems with the sharecropping system?
(1 point)
Responses

farmers’ continual debt
farmers’ continual debt

lack of fertile land
lack of fertile land

insufficient livestock
insufficient livestock

fierce competition among farmers

Which of the following was a key contrast between scalawags and carpetbaggers?

(1 point)
Responses

Scalawags supported Reconstruction.
Scalawags supported Reconstruction.

Most carpetbaggers were Republicans.
Most carpetbaggers were Republicans.

Carpetbaggers helped African Americans.
Carpetbaggers helped African Americans.

Scalawags were Southerners.
Which newspaper headline might have appeared during Reconstruction?
(1 point)
Responses

Emancipation Proclamation Issued
Emancipation Proclamation Issued

Reconstruction Embraced Across South
Reconstruction Embraced Across South

Taxation Without Representation Causes Anger
Taxation Without Representation Causes Anger

Supreme Court Issues Dred Scott Decision

Answer 1

1. What did white Southerners think the goal was of all Northerners who moved south during Reconstruction?

   • Correct Response: to get rich from the South’s misfortunes

2. What was the major cause of problems with the sharecropping system?

   • Correct Response: farmers’ continual debt

3. Which of the following was a key contrast between scalawags and carpetbaggers?

   • Correct Response: Scalawags were Southerners.

4. Which newspaper headline might have appeared during Reconstruction?

   • Correct Response: Reconstruction Embraced Across South