Now that slavery was over African Americans had 2 main problems 1 They were uneducated 2 They were unemployed So the United States government established the Freed men s Bureau ID: 717750
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Life after Slavery
Post Civil WarSlide2
Now that slavery
was over, African
Americans had
2 main problems.
1. They were
uneducated.
2. They were
unemployed.Slide3
So the United Statesgovernment established
the
Freed
men
’s
Bureau.Slide4
The was an organization
that provided freed slaveswith food, clothing, medicine,and other supplies.
Freed
men
’s
BureauSlide5
To make a living, many slaves
became
share
croppers
.Slide6
share
cropping?
What was
Share
cropping
was when
landowners gave the workers (freed slaves) supplies and a place to live. Then, at harvest time, the landowner
would give the freed slave a share of the crop. This was not very helpful to
the freed slaves. They did not make
very much money.Slide7
Life did not get better forfreed slaves just because
slavery was outlawed. AfricanAmericans were stilldiscriminated against.
Let’s take a moment to discuss what “
discriminated
” means.Slide8
After the slaves were freed,the were
passed.
Jim Crow Laws
Jim Crow Laws
The made it legal
to
maintain separate facilitiesfor blacks and whites.Slide9
The made
Southerners happy because
the laws still
kept white and
black people segregated.
Jim Crow Laws
Let’s take a moment to discuss what “segregated” means.Slide10
The South also tried to keep
black people from voting.
This was called
disenfranchisement
.Slide11
The South told me I can’t vote if I don’t pay all the taxes I owe the government. I can’t pay the taxes! I don’t have any money. Sharecropping does not pay me very much, and I am trying to take care of my family.
This is just a way to keep black people from voting!
The South also told me that I can’t vote if I don’t pass a reading test. Only about
half
of the black people living in the South can read.
This is just a way to keep black people from voting!Slide12
Remember, just because
slavery
was outlawed in the south, life
was still very difficult for
African Americans after the
Civil War.Slide13
Let’s Review
1. What were the two main problems that African
Americans had even after slavery was outlawed?
2. What was the ?
3. What were the ?
5. How did white people attempt to keep African
Americans from voting?
6. Define: 4. What was ? How was it beneficial to African Americans? What were its drawbacks?
Freed
men
’s
Bureau
Jim Crow Laws
share
cropping
segregation
discrimination
disenfranchisementSlide14
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