position of african americans in 1865

Question 1

13th ammendment - when was it and definition?

Answer 1

1865 - abolished slavery in the united states

Question 2

define what happened in the american civil war

Answer 2

• confederate states (southern) broke away from union in 1861 after election of abraham lincoln
• lincoln was a republican & opposed to further expansion of slavery
• civil war was fought 1861-65 between north (union) & south (confederacy)
• abolitionists fought hard to end slavery & succeeded in 1865

Question 3

what was sharecropping?

Answer 3

• practical solution to former slaves need to make a living after emancipation
• white landowners allowed them to work on their land in return for a large share of what was produced
• became slavery = state of debt peonage (vicious cycle)