8th Grade US History Ch. 23
Why did African Americans protest the poll tax and literacy tests
African Americans felt these laws denied them their Constitutional right to vote
In 1867 which of these made up the largest group of new southern voters
African American men
What was an effect of southern poll tax laws
African-Americans were denied voting rights
The military Reconstruction act was enacted in response to the actions of which president
Andrew Johnson
What did Congress hope the Enforcement Acts would prevent
Attempts to keep people from voting
President Johnson's reconstruction plan included three parts list them
Cancellation of war debts, new state constitutions for Confederate states, ratification of the 13th amendment
What is the name for the rights guaranteed by the Constitution to all people as citizens, especially equal treatment under the law
Civil rights
What was a lasting effect of the Freedman's bureau
Educational opportunity
What does the 14th amendment guaranteed to all citizens
Equal protection of the law
What was the purpose of the literacy tests
It was a test designed by Southern Democrats to prevent African Americans from voting.
What were the Jim Crow laws
Laws enforcing segregation of blacks and whites in the South after the Civil War
During Congressional Reconstruction, who held the political power in the South
People who had been loyal to the US
What pushed African Americans out of the South
Racism and poverty
How did the supreme court rule in Plessy versus Ferguson
Separate but equal public facilities are constitutional
What was Abraham Lincoln's approach to the south at the end of the Civil War
The south should be treated with kindness and justice- in an attempt to mend the division between North and South
What pulled African Americans to migrate from the South
The hope of better opportunities
How did African-Americans who remained in the south improve their lives
They worked together to build communities
Why was the 13th amendment passed
To abolish slavery
What was the purpose of the black codes
To control former slaves
Why did Congress believe it was necessary to establish military districts
To form legal state governments
Southern segregation pushed African-Americans to move what pulled them to other parts of the country
To hope for better opportunities
What was the purpose of the poll tax
To prevent African Americans from voting. To restrict the rights of African Americans
What was the purpose of the 15th amendment
To protect the voting rights of African American men
Why was the Ku Klux Klan formed
To return white Democrats to power
Why did southern Democrats passed Jim Crow laws
To separate African-Americans and whites in public life