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teachers, missionaries or entrepreneurs. Some came as union soldiers and stayed. Some found political opportunity in the reconstruction governments, others found economic opportunity

accused of coming to the south to plunder and to encourage African Americans to vote for the the republican party 

Republican party of Lincoln, which gave them liberation and political empowerment

Played a significant role in the governing of the state 

Joined the Republican party because they supported its position on economic growth and public schools. They wanted to rebuild  the south in cooperation with the Reconstruction governments and to have a voice in the government 

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lost their labor force and very large part of their wealth 

Now they were forced to perform all of the normal household and farm duties 

Many sought to restore the old discipline, only to meet determined opposition from the freedpeople, who equated freedom with economic autonomy.

Had to do their own work instead of slaves doing their work 

Former slave owners had land and no labor freedmen were willing to provide labor but had no land

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left the plantation looking for relatives sold the river or seeking a taste of freedom

former slaves left the south as soon as they had the opportunity to escape

established sharecropping

when they wanted to escape they had no place to go 

every one was affected by the war including whites as well as destitute freedmen

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shared their husbands' loss of social status and fear of economic competition from the freedmen

many elite white women took on non-traditional roles

 had to negotiate household services from former women or perform household tasks themselves 

  Women achieved some including the right to own property in their own name after marriage 

Men who lost limbs during the war were unable to help on the farms afterwards leaving much of the work to the women

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they had to compete with African American share croppers when they marketed their crops

reacted with anger and resentment

they were called scalawags by other South Carolina

Many had no sense of social superiority to slaves 1now felt that superiority being threatened 

Joined the ranks of the viligate groups that terrorized African Americans

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