Question

question 2 of 10

the ______ that developed during reconstruction mirrored slavery and kept white landowners in power.

a. souths educational system
b. sharecropping system
c. freedmens bureau
d. ku klux klan

Explanation:

Analyze the historical context

Using the Reconstruction Era knowledge point, we examine the post-Civil War South's economic transition. With slavery abolished, white landowners needed labor, and freed people needed work but lacked land.

Evaluate the options

• A. South's educational system: Focused on literacy, not agricultural labor control.
• B. sharecropping system: A system where tenants worked land in exchange for a share of crops, often leading to a cycle of debt that mirrored slavery.
• C. Freedmen's Bureau: Using the Freedmens Bureau knowledge point, this federal agency was established to aid freed people, not to keep white landowners in power.
• D. Ku Klux Klan: A vigilante group using terror, not an economic system mirroring slavery.

Identify the correct system

The sharecropping system legally and financially bound black laborers to the land through debt, keeping white landowners in economic control.

Answer:

• A. South's educational system
• B. sharecropping system (Correct answer)
• C. Freedmen's Bureau
• D. Ku Klux Klan