Reconstruction and Jim Crow Laws

How did Southern Legislatures restrict the right to vote?

• By implementing literacy tests

• By imposing poll taxes

• By enacting grandfather clauses

• All of the above

Who are considered Scalawags?

• Southern white Republicans who supported Reconstruction policies

• African American voters disenfranchised by Southern Legislatures

• Northerners who moved to the South during Reconstruction

• Former slaves seeking economic opportunities

Who are considered Carpetbaggers?

• Southern white Republicans who supported Reconstruction policies

• African American voters disenfranchised by Southern Legislatures

• Northerners who moved to the South during Reconstruction

• Former slaves seeking economic opportunities

What can we learn based on the fact that Scalawags and Carpetbaggers were all in the South?

• There was significant political and social upheaval in the South during Reconstruction

• Scalawags and Carpetbaggers were allies in the fight against racial discrimination

• The South welcomed outsiders during Reconstruction

• Scalawags and Carpetbaggers were responsible for the rise of Jim Crow laws

What was the goal of the KKK? What tactics did they use?

• To promote racial equality and integration

• To intimidate and terrorize African Americans and white Republicans

• To advocate for voting rights for African Americans

• To support Reconstruction policies

Why is 1877 considered the end of Reconstruction?

• The Compromise of 1877 marked the end of Reconstruction

• The 15th Amendment was ratified in 1877

• Federal troops were deployed to the South in 1877

• The Jim Crow laws were enacted in 1877

Explain how sharecroppers were in a cycle of poverty.

• Sharecroppers were given land to own and cultivate

• Sharecroppers received fair wages for their labor

• Sharecroppers were able to save money and improve their economic status

• Sharecroppers had to give a significant portion of their crops as rent

What does the following quote from a former slave tell us about reconstruction and the reconstruction amendments? "Nothing but my freedom"

• The Reconstruction Amendments ensured economic and social equality for African Americans

• The Reconstruction Amendments abolished slavery but did not guarantee economic or social equality

• The Reconstruction Amendments failed to grant civil rights to African Americans

• The Reconstruction Amendments were unnecessary

How did southern state legislatures restrict the right of African Americans to vote?

• By imposing literacy tests

• By implementing poll taxes

• By enacting discriminatory measures

• All of the above

Explain segregation and how Jim Crow Laws passed by Southern state legislatures supported it.

• Segregation is the integration of racial or ethnic groups in public facilities

• Jim Crow Laws abolished segregation and promoted equality

• Segregation is the enforced separation of racial or ethnic groups, and Jim Crow Laws legalized and reinforced it

• Jim Crow Laws aimed to eliminate segregation and promote integration