Reconstruction

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During the Reconstruction Era many Radical Republicans passed legislative reforms that were designed to --

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give economic opportunities and political rights to the newly freed slaves

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Following the 13th Amendment many Southern state governments countered by enacting black codes. The Radical Republicans in Congress responded to these black codes with the passage of the --

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Civil Rights Acts of 1866

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Southern states, angered by the passage of the 13th Amendment, passed black codes which were designed to --

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restrict the freedoms of the African Americans

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Which of the quotes would have been said by a Radical Republican in response to the black codes? Options: "This finally brings the war to a close by establishing a plan for the equal treatment of the former slaves." , "This goes against everything that the war was fought for and undermines the actions of the federal government." , "This allows for the newly freed African Americans to have an economic opportunity to get off of the plantations." , "This creates the ability for the freedmen to be incorporated into society as the equal of the white man."

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"This goes against everything that the war was fought for and undermines the actions of the federal government."

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The Radical Republicans passed the Reconstruction Amendments; the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments that were designed to --

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make former slaves equal to white citizens

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The election of __________ finally provided African Americans in the south with proof of the enforcement of the 15th Amendment.

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Hiram Rhodes Revels

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The quote from Sumner above is explaining the --

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election of Hiram Rhodes Revels

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During the Reconstruction Era the Federal government established several programs to assist the newly freed slaves in the South. Southern state governments resented these programs and passed black codes that were designed to --

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control their former slaves by limiting their rights and economic opportunities

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As the new freedmen in the South looked for a way to make a living, their former owners needed workers to farm their land. That led to the development of the --

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system of shrecropping

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Which of the following problems were faced by African Americans in the South as a result of the passage of the black codes? Forced to work in the labor economy under the sharecropping system, Creation of a separate public education system for African American children, Establishment of the Freedmen's Bureau to aid the former slaves adjust to their freedom., Ratification of the 14th amendment to guarantee civil rights to all people.

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Forced to work in the labor economy under the sharecropping system