Question

vocabulary: match the reconstruction terms with their definitions.
scalawag
sharecropper
freedmen
carpetbagger
radical republican
liberated slave
anti - confederate congressman
reconstruction official sent to the south
white southerner who supported reconstruction
farmer of borrowed land

Explanation:

To solve this matching problem, we recall the definitions of each Reconstruction - era term:

1. Scalawag: A white southerner who supported Reconstruction.
2. Sharecropper: A farmer who works on borrowed land and gives a share of the crop as rent, so a farmer of borrowed land.
3. Freedmen: Slaves who were liberated (freed) after the Civil War, so liberated slaves.
4. Carpetbagger: A Reconstruction official (often from the North) who was sent to the South, carrying their belongings in carpetbags.
5. Radical Republican: A congressman who was anti - Confederate and pushed for strict Reconstruction measures.

Answer:

• Scalawag - White southerner who supported Reconstruction
• Sharecropper - Farmer of borrowed land
• Freedmen - Liberated slave
• Carpetbagger - Reconstruction official sent to the South
• Radical Republican - Anti - Confederate congressman