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Which newspaper headline would have appeared during the Reconstruction Period after the Civil War?

"Former Slaves Made Citizens"

Constitutional amendments adopted during Reconstruction were intended to

provide legal and political rights for African Americans

The Jim Crow laws of the post-Civil War Era were attempts by

state and local governments to restrict the freedoms of African Americans

In the ten years following the Civil War, a large numbers of former slaves earned a living by becoming

In the ten years following the Civil War, a large numbers of former slaves earned a living by becoming

What effect did the system of sharecropping have on the South after the Civil War?

It kept formerly enslaved persons economically dependent.

How were many African Americans in the South affected after Reconstruction ended in 1877?

Jim Crow laws placed major restrictions on their rights.

After the passage of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments, African Americans continued to experience political and economic oppression mainly because

Southern legislatures enacted Jim Crow laws

Which statement most accurately describes President Abraham Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction after the Civil War?

The Union should be restored as quickly as possible.

Which statement best summarizes the beliefs of Booker T. Washington?

The most immediate means for African Americans to achieve equality was to expand their opportunities for vocational education.

What was a major result of the Civil War?

The power of the central government was strengthened.

Which statement about the philosophies of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois is most accurate?

They differed as to the best way that African Americans could effectively achieve equality.

The underlying reason for the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson was

a power struggle with Congress over Reconstruction

In their plans for Reconstruction, both President Abraham Lincoln and President Andrew Johnson sought to

allow the Southern States to reenter the nation as quickly as possible

Following Reconstruction, the term New South was most often used to describe

changes in the Southern economy

The label "Solid South" was applied to the former Confederate States after Reconstruction because they

consistently supported the Democratic Party

W.E.B. Du Bois believed that African Americans should attempt to gain equality in the United States by

demanding full and immediate participation in American society

Poll taxes and grandfather clauses were devices used to

deny African Americans the right to vote

During Reconstruction, the Black Codes passed by Southern states were attempts to

deny equal rights to African Americans

During the late 1800s, Southern voters solidly supported the Democratic Party primarily because Democrats

disliked the Reconstruction programs of the Republicans

Many Southern States tried to limit the effects of Radical Reconstruction by

enacting Jim Crow laws

The Jim Crow legal system, which expanded in the South after Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), was based on the Supreme Court's interpretation of the

equal protection clause in the 14th Amendment

The 14th and 15th Amendments, passed during Reconstruction, resulted in

increased individual rights for African Americans

A major reason the Radical Republicans opposed President Abraham Lincoln's Reconstruction plan was that his plan

offered amnesty to nearly all Confederates who would swear allegiance to the United States

"Although important strides were made, Reconstruction failed to provide lasting guarantees of the civil rights of the freedmen." Which evidence best supports this statement

passage of Jim Crow laws in the latter part of the 19th century

Southern states attempted to limit the impact of constitutional amendments passed during the Reconstruction Era by

passing Jim Crow laws

Base your answer to the question below on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies. "[The registrar] brought a big old book out there, and he gave me the sixteenth section of the constitution of Mississippi, . . . I could copy it like it was in the book, but after I got through copying it, he told me to give a reasonable interpretation and tell the meaning of the section I had copied. Well, I flunked out." Source: A History of the United States since 1861 The main intent of the literacy test described in the passage was to

prevent African Americans from exercising a basic right

"No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges . . . of citizens . . . nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law. . . ." The major purpose of these provisions of the 14th Amendment was to

protect the rights of African Americans

Booker T. Washington stated that the best way for formerly enslaved persons to advance themselves in American society was to

pursue economic gains through vocational training

Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois shared the belief that African Americans should

pursue education as the key to improving social status

The institution of slavery was formally abolished in the United States by the

ratification of the 13th amendment in 1865

The provision of the Radical Republicans' plan for Reconstruction that Southern States found most objectionable was that a former Confederate State could not be readmitted to the Union unless that State

ratified the 14th amendment

Following the Civil War, many Southern states enacted Black Codes to

restrict the rights of formerly enslaved persons

In the South, the passage of Jim Crow laws in the 1870s and 1880s led directly to the

segregation of public facilities

The Jim Crow laws, upheld by the Supreme Court in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), provided for

separate public facilities based on race

The dispute between President Andrew Johnson and Congress during the Reconstruction Era illustrates the constitutional principle of

separation of powers

The poll tax, the literacy test, and the actions of the Ku Klux Klan were all attempts to limit the effectiveness of

the 14th and 15th amendments

The 14th amendment provides that no "state [shall] deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." A direct result of this amendment was that

the guarantees in the Bill of Rights were applied to state actions