Reconstruction Era Day 4

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The 15^th Amendment allowed the right to _____ to African American men.

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vote

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Hiram Rhodes Revels is significant to American history because he -

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was the first African American to serve as a member of the Senate

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What is the “great act” referred to by Senator Sumner in this excerpt?

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The addition of Hiram Rhodes Revels to the U.S. Senate

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Which era in U.S. history is the focus of this article? Options: The Jacksonian era, The antebellum era, The Federalist era, The Reconstruction era

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The Reconstruction era

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How did the 13th Amendment to the Constitution affect the population of the South?

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It freed slaves to search for employment as sharecroppers.

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How did passage of the Fifteenth Amendment in 1869 impact Southern state legislatures in the 1870 elections?

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It increased African American representation.