Reconstruction Review

What are racist laws created to prevent equality for black people-

this means the south was going against the 14th Amendment

What was the main goal of the Black Codes?

• To support the 14th Amendment

• To prevent equality for black people

• To promote literacy

• To encourage voting

Did the KKK Act create or prevent positive change?

• create

• prevent

What did the southern states use to prevent black people from voting?

• Free transportation

• Literacy tests and poll taxes

• Encouragement to vote

• Free education

Did the voting restrictions create or prevent positive change?

• create

• prevent

Voting restrictions were a response to which Amendment?

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

• 16th

What were the Black Codes designed to do?

• Promote equality for black people

• Prevent equality for black people

• Support the 14th Amendment

• Encourage black people to vote

Did the Compromise of 1877 create or prevent positive change?

• create

• prevent

What did the 14th Amendment achieve?

• To make all citizens equal by law

• Ended slavery, freeing black people from being considered property

• The right to vote regardless of race

What was the purpose of the KKK Act?

• To support the KKK

• To slow down the KKK

• To promote KKK activities

• To ignore KKK crimes