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What were the Black Codes?

• Laws that granted African Americans the right to vote

• Laws passed in Southern states to restrict the rights of freed people after the Civil War

• Federal laws that abolished slavery

• Amendments to the U.S. Constitution

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Which of the following best describes the Nadir in African American history?

• The period of greatest economic prosperity for African Americans

• The lowest point of race relations in the United States after Reconstruction

• The era of the Civil Rights Movement

• The time when slavery was first introduced

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What was the main purpose of sharecropping in the post-Civil War South?

• To provide land ownership to freed people

• To maintain a labor force for plantation owners

• To encourage industrialization

• To promote education among African Americans

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Debt peonage most closely refers to which of the following?

• A system where workers are paid high wages

• A system where workers are bound to labor due to debts they owe

• A system of free land distribution

• A system of apprenticeship for skilled trades

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Which of the following is a direct effect of the Black Codes on freed people?

• Increased political participation

• Restricted movement and employment opportunities

• Guaranteed equal education

• Access to land ownership

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How did the sharecropping system impact the economic independence of freed people?

• It allowed them to accumulate wealth quickly

• It often kept them in a cycle of poverty and dependence

• It provided them with free land

• It led to widespread land ownership among African Americans

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Compare the Black Codes and the Nadir in terms of their impact on African American civil rights.

• Both expanded civil rights for African Americans

• Both restricted civil rights, but the Nadir marked a period of increased violence and discrimination

• The Black Codes had no impact, while the Nadir improved rights

• The Nadir eliminated all forms of discrimination

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Which of the following best explains why debt peonage was difficult to escape for many sharecroppers?

• Sharecroppers were paid in gold

• High interest rates and unfair contracts kept them in perpetual debt

• They could easily move to other jobs

• The government provided financial assistance

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In what way did the Black Codes attempt to control the labor force in the South?

• By offering high wages to freed people

• By requiring freed people to sign yearly labor contracts

• By granting land to all former slaves

• By abolishing all forms of labor contracts

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Analyze how the sharecropping system was similar to slavery for many African Americans.

• It provided complete freedom and independence

• It often resulted in economic dependence and lack of mobility, similar to slavery

• It allowed for political participation

• It was a government-run program

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