Chapter 28 Difficulties for Newly Freed Slaves

What was the Ku Klux Klan

• a southern group who passed a new constitution in TN

• a peace group established by Congress to help former slaves have a better life

• a hate group that did not believe black people should have the same rights as white people

• a legal group who passed laws to restrict the freedom of African Americans

How did the Ku Klux Klan try to achieve their goals?

• by trying to overturn the black codes

• by using vigilante justice

• by passing new laws

• by opening schools

How did the black codes affect African Americans?

• They were allowed to vote.

• They were given an education.

• They were forced to leave the state.

• They were denied basic freedoms.

Where was the Ku Klux Klan formed?

• Columbia, TN

• Murfreesboro, TN

• Pulaski, TN

• Nashville, TN

The purpose of this political cartoon was to make a statement about which practice or concept?

• segregation

• vigilante justice

• U.S. Reconstruction

• Tennessee Constitution of 1870

Who sits in the Jim Crow car?

• No one

• Blacks

• Whites

How did the end of Reconstruction impact Tennessee's African American elected officials?

• They started the Freedmen's Bureau to help African Americans.

• They were driven out of office by angry white people.

• They were joined by more elected African Americans because the black codes passed.

• They helped pass Jim Crow laws to stop violence against African Americans.

Which of the following jobs was considered proper work for blacks according to the Black Codes?

• doctor

• politician

• farmer

• teacher

A permanent marking placed on the skin is a........

• vigilante

• vagrant

• brand

When did the first African American get elected to the TN General Assembly?

• 1887

• 1972

• 1872