Reconstruction

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Which action was an attempt by southern state governments after the Civil War to limit the rights of African Americans?

• ratification of the 13th amendment
• implementation of the Black Codes
• establishment of the Freedmen’s Bureau
• impeachment of President Andrew Johnson

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implementation of the Black Codes

Front

In the South, the passage of Jim Crow laws in the 1870s and 1880s led directly to:

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Segregation of public facilities

Front

What was one result of the election of 1876?

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Reconstruction officially ended.

Front

The system of sharecropping developed in the South after the Civil War because

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owners of large tracts of land faced labor shortages

Front

Which actions did Southern States take to keep African Americans from exercising the rights guaranteed in this amendment?

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collecting poll taxes and requiring literacy tests

Front

What was one reason the 14th and 15th amendments failed to prevent future racial segregation?

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The South was allowed to pass Jim Crow laws and restrict voting rights.

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After the Civil War, what was a significant cause of conflict between President Andrew Johnson and the Radical Republicans in Congress?

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the plans for restoring Southern states to the Union

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Why did the Radical Republicans in Congress oppose President Abraham Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction?

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rejected the idea of harsh punishments for the South

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Which conclusion about presidential elections is supported by the information on this map?

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The popular vote does not solely determine the outcome of elections.

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The “separate but equal” doctrine established by the Supreme Court in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) upheld the legality of:

• women's suffrage in state elections
• the activities of the Ku Klux Klan
• racial segregation in public facilities
• restrictions on voting rights of African Americans

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racial segregation in public facilities