1. I) The Legacy of Reconstruction

2. A) Southern Leaders wanted to rebuild the South w/ Industry

3. 1) The avg. Southern income was 40% of a northerner

4. A) Southern Leaders wanted to rebuild the South w/ Industry 1) The avg. Southern income was 40% of a northerner 2) Freedman were severely impoverished

5. A) Southern Leaders wanted to rebuild the South w/ Industry 1) The avg. Southern income was 40% of a northerner 2) Freedman were severely impoverished 3) Formerly Rich plantation owners were forced to divide their land into small plots which they would rent to tenants

6. A) Southern Leaders wanted to rebuild the South w/ Industry 1) The avg. Southern income was 40% of a northerner 2) Freedman were severely impoverished 3) Formerly Rich plantation owners were forced to divide their land into small plots which they would rent to tenants – a. Tenant farmers- pay rent for land they grow food on

7. A) Southern Leaders wanted to rebuild the South w/ Industry 3) Formerly Rich plantation owners were forced to divide their land into small plots which they would rent to tenants – a. Tenant farmers- pay rent for land they grow food on – b. 1) Sharecropping- pay the rent with part of their crop

8. A) Southern Leaders wanted to rebuild the South w/ Industry 3) Formerly Rich plantation owners were forced to divide their land into small plots which they would rent to tenants – a. Tenant farmers- pay rent for land they grow food on – b. Sharecropping- pay the rent with part of their crop 1. Problems: had to borrow $ for tools, seeds, etc. 2. Low crop prices

9. B) Reversing Reconstruction

10. 1. When the southern Democrats regained control, they ended free public education

11. B) Reversing Reconstruction 1. When the southern Democrats regained control, they ended free public education 2. Created New Voting Laws

12. B) Reversing Reconstruction 1. When the southern Democrats regained control, they ended free public education 2. Created New Voting Laws –a. Must pay a poll tax- fee for voting

13. B) Reversing Reconstruction 1. When the southern Democrats regained control, they ended free public education 2. Created New Voting Laws –a. Must pay a poll tax- fee for voting –b. Some areas had to pass a literacy test

14. B) Reversing Reconstruction 1. When the southern Democrats regained control, they ended free public education 2. Created New Voting Laws –a. Must pay a poll tax- fee for voting –b. Some areas had to pass a literacy test –c. Did not violate the 15 th Amendment, whites had to pass/pay too

15. B) Reversing Reconstruction 3. Jim Crow Laws - a slang term for segregation laws Here is an illustration of Jim Crow, a stereotypical racist depiction of an African American man, dancing in a field. The term, "Jim Crow," would come to represent the segregated facilities in the South and the laws that provided for them.

16. B) Reversing Reconstruction 3. Jim Crow Laws - a slang term for segregation laws 4. Segregation- the forced separation of races in public places

17. B) Reversing Reconstruction 5. Plessy v. Ferguson

18. B) Reversing Reconstruction 5. Plessy v. Ferguson –a. Some thought Jim Crow Laws violated 14 th amendment

19. B) Reversing Reconstruction 5. Plessy v. Ferguson –a. Some thought Jim Crow Laws violated 14 th amendment –b. Supreme Court ruled that as long as the facilities were equal, they could be separate

21. C) African- American responses to Segregation

22. 1. Open Disobedience

23. C) African- American responses to Segregation 1. Open Disobedience –a. some openly violated the laws

24. C) African- American responses to Segregation 1. Open Disobedience –a. some openly violated the laws\ –b. W.E.B. Dubois would later encourage blacks to stand up to discrimination

25. C) African- American responses to Segregation 2. Migration –a. Some moved North

26. C) African- American responses to Segregation 2. Migration –a. Some moved North –b. Other returned to Africa

27. C) African- American responses to Segregation 2. Migration –a. Some moved North –b. Other returned to Africa –c. Some stayed put and attempted to create tight knit communities that educated the youth

28. D) Reconstruction was a FAILURE!!!