Black Codes

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Judges could send African American orphans to plantation owners and be forced to work. (T/F)

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True

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Many African American workers were forced to sign contracts that limited them to work for one employer.

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limited them to work for one employer

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If an African American was arrested, they could be forced to work without pay, effectively becoming a slave. (T/F)

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True

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Outrage over the Black Codes spurred this era:

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Reconstruction

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Black Codes were outlawed, but

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many southern states continued to discriminate against African Americans

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A violent, terroristic white supremacist group was the

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Ku Klux Klan

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Which of the following U.S. presidents was most sympathetic to the South after the Civil War ended? Options: President George Washington, President Abraham Lincoln, President Andrew Johnson, President Andrew Jackson

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President Andrew Johnson

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Which of the following is TRUE about the Black Codes? They promoted segregation in communities, schools and public places. They allowed convicts to be leased to companies or farmers and forced to work for them. They made it illegal for a Black person to marry a white person. All of the answers are correct.

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All of the answers are correct.

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Which of the following made it illegal for a Black man to be homeless and unemployed? 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, 13th Amendment to the U.S Constitution, Vagrancy Laws

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Vagrancy Laws

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What was the purpose of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?

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To abolish slavery