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- 5. textile mills were built in Georgia as close to these as possible to help with transportation costs
- 7. an agricultural system where a landowner allows a farmer to use their land in exchange for a portion of the crops produced, rather than cash rent.
- 10. Amendment that declares all persons born in the U.S. are citizens and are guaranteed equal protection of the laws
- 11. the amount of Southerners who had to pledge loyalty to the Union under Lincoln's Plan.
- 13. still the #1 crop in Georgia even after the Civil War
- 16. this city was named Georgia's capital after the Civil War thanks to iits proximity to the railroads
- 19. these farmers did not own tools or seeds and were paid only in the crops that they grew for landowners.
- 21. These farmers owned a few of their own tools and animals, but they had to rent land from a landowner to farm on.
- 22. to pass or approve a law
- 23. organization created to help former slaves and poor whites with everyday struggles after the Civil War
- 25. Laws that restricted the legal rights of newly freed slaves in the South; passed by southern states following the Civil War
- 26. This President's Reconstruction plan was created with the goal of uniting the nation as quickly as possible after the Civil War.
- 27. This President's plan failed to enforce the rights of freedmen in the South. He was impeached by the Radical Republicans.
- 28. One of the first African Americans elected to the Georgia General Assembly in 1868.
- 29. These leaders were expelled from Georgia's legislature after being lawfully elected on the grounds that they could vote, but could not hold office.
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- 1. group that used terror and violence to keep African Americans from obtaining their civil rights.
- 2. to kick out or officially force someone to leave. This is what happened to Black Legislators in Georgia during Reconstruction.
- 3. Amendment that abolished slavery
- 4. The nickname for Congress during this time period. The South felt that they were too harsh during Reconstruction.
- 6. Amendment that declared that citizens cannot be denied the right to vote because of race, color , or precious condition of servitude
- 8. one of the main reasons slavery was replaced with sharecroping was to maintain a supply of _______ ________
- 9. as a result of the 14th and 15th Amendments, Black Americans did this in record numbers during Reconstruction
- 12. The reason that Radical Republicans were upset about both Lincoln’s and Johnson's plans for Reconstruction was because they were too ______ on the South
- 14. after the Civil War was over, these factories became more common because Georgia had cotton, the railroads, and plenty of cheap labor in the form of sharecroppers.
- 15. tactic used by the KKK to prevent Black Americans from exercising their rights
- 17. the reason that Lincoln's Reconstruction Plan was not enacted
- 18. this Reconstruction Plan led to the use of the military to enforce the 14th & 15th Amendments. It was more harsh on the South than earlier plans.
- 20. the 14th Amendment overturned the decsion made in this Supreme Court case
- 24. according to the Charter of 1732, this was not allowed in the Georgia colony