Question

reconstruction in the south
republicans dominated their newly established southern state governments. match the term with the correct definition.

segregation
integration
african americans
carpetbaggers
speculators

1. people whose new right of suffrage helped usher the republican party into the south
2. white men who had previously been locked out of politics by their wealthier neighbors
3. newcomers who arrived in the south to make their fortunes
4. process of bringing people of different races together
5. forced separation, oftentimes by race

Explanation:

These matches align with key terms and definitions from the Reconstruction Era of U.S. history:

• Segregation refers to enforced racial separation.
• Integration describes the unification of different racial groups.
• African Americans gained voting rights post-Civil War, supporting Republican candidates in the South.
• Carpetbaggers were Northerners who moved to the South for economic/political gain during Reconstruction.
• Speculators (here referring to poor white Southerners, also called scalawags in some contexts) were previously excluded from politics by elite Southern whites, and aligned with Republicans during Reconstruction.

Answer:

1. segregation → forced separation, oftentimes by race
2. integration → process of bringing people of different races together
3. African Americans → people whose new right of suffrage helped usher the Republican party into the South
4. carpetbaggers → newcomers who arrived in the South to make their fortunes
5. speculators → white men who had previously been locked out of politics by their wealthier neighbors