Reconstruction, Industrial Revolution, & Imperialism Review

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

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state and local governments to restrict the freedoms of African-Americans

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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.

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Southern legislatures enacted Jim Crow laws

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

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separate public facilities based on race

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

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deny equal rights to African Americans

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

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sharecroppers on Southern farms

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

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It kept formerly enslaved persons economically dependent.

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What problem did many farmers have under the sharecropping system? Options: They were forced to grow cash crops instead of food., They often were trapped in a cycle or circle of debt., Many sharecroppers were forced to buy goods on credit., All choices are true.

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All choices are true.

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These were laws that made it illegal for African Americans to live or work in certain areas and allowed whites to arrest African Americans who were not working.  Once arrested they would be forced to work for white landowners.

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Black Codes

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Sharecroppers

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A system of farm work that led to a life of debt and poverty.

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These laws were passed in the early 20th century to discriminate against African Americans. What were they known as?

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Jim Crow Laws