Homework for 8/18/23

1. Why was 1876 an important year for America? 

2. Who ran for President in 1876? What were their political parties?

3. An "irony" is something you don't expect, something that doesn't seem to fit. What was the 

irony of history that occurred in 1876? 

4. What was the Compromise of 1877? Who got what? 

5. Describe each of the following -- freedmen 

carpetbaggers 

5. Describe each of the following

scalawags 

5. Describe each of the following

13th Amendment: 

5. Describe each of the following

14th Amendment: 

5. Describe each of the following

15th Amendment: 

6. After reading the essay, reread W.E.B. Dubois' quote at the top. Restate his famous summary 

of Reconstruction in your own words.