Reconstruction Efforts Flashcards
(11 cards)
How much land was freed for emancipated slaves - in 1865
400,000 km divided into 40km plots
How much land was given to freed slaves in 1866
44million acres in five southern states
What was sharecropping
Small farms divided in to 50-30km rented plots,
They would pay through half their crop
When was there a rise in sharecropping
In the economic depression of 1873
What percentage of land in the cotton production was share cropped in 1880
80% of the land was by share cropped
Who farnmed the share croppings
Bothe black family’s and white poor people
What did it force the sharecroppers to
A cycle of almost permanent debt
When was the Freemans Burue established
1865
Who was the Freemans Beurue for
Relief for the former slaves and those who thought in the war
What did the Freemans Burue do
Provided relief for medical care, legal assistance, education and churches
How many schools did the freeman bureau establish
1000
