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Which of the following government policies during Reconstruction support the claim, "The government was working towards racial equality."

• Reconstruction Amendments

• Black Codes

• Chinese Exclusion Act

• Fugitive Slave Act

What seems to be the purpose of this speech from Abraham Lincoln?

• to heal the wounds caused by the American Civil War

• to permanently end the horrific practice of slavery in the South

• to promote the westward expansion of America

• to show his support for the Southern Redeemers

Which statement seems to be true about the Texas Black Codes?

• employment contracts were an attempt to keep African Americans oppressed

• employment contracts would provide financial opportunity for former slaves

• former slaves could now be free to work for whomever they chose to work for

• former slaves would be assured an opportunity to economically prosper in the Reconstructed South.

What does the illustration in Harpers suggest about the role of the KKK?

• The Klan helped the white Southerners keep former slaves oppressed.

• The Klan cooperated with the federal government to maintain order after the Civil War.

• The Klan developed a pact with the military to stop the violence against freed African Americans

• African Americans true fight for freedom should be against the oppression of the federal government.

Which of the following statements best supports the claim,

"The Civil War significantly increased the economic gap between the North & South."?

• The damage of the war on the environment destroyed the South's agrarian economy.

• The North passed migration laws preventing former slaves from leaving the South.

• The South was no longer able to industrialize their local industries.

• Confederate war veterans were no longer able to own land to accumulate wealth.

Which of the following pieces of evidence supports the claim, "The Freedmen's Bureau was designed to help former slaves transition."

Select all that apply...

• The Freedmen's Bureau provided educational opportunities to former slaves.

• The Freedmen's Bureau helped feed, clothe, and shelter former slaves.

• The Freedmen's Bureau gained the executive support of President Johnson.

• The Freedmen's Bureau established hospitals and industrial centers for the American South.

Which of the following pieces of evidence support the claim, "Many southern state governments worked against the Radical Republicans attempt to promote racial equality."

• Black Codes were passed by state legislatures to prevent former slaves form practicing their civil liberties.

• State governments often passed literacy tests and required poll taxes to vote in elections.

• State governments allowed land owners to use sharecropping as an economic system.

• State governments did little to prevent the KKK from terrorizing African Americans.