Chapter 15 worksheet

Chapter 15 worksheet: 

The author of this chapter is Jerrell H. Shofner

Two things in desperate need of reconstruction were the government and economy.

Politics- Most members old confederates, no black males

 Freedman- Former slaves now working for previous owners for wages. 

Demand for cotton was Increasing.

White And black farmers alike were given a new structure in which to run their land called freedmen's Bereua.

Shofner describes a very sticky situation in regards to President Johnson restoring land ownership to former confederates.  Reflect on how this affects the statewide condition at the time. This affects the states by making people not know the authority they had. Congress had to make their own plan. 

Black codes took place by trying to give them their own rights like to read or write.

The civil rights act of 1865 was so inefective because it denied blacks protection from equal protection. 

The late entry of railroads had a negative impact on Florida.