Exploring Jim Crow Laws and Their Impact on the Gilded Age

What was the primary characteristic of the Jim Crow system?

• Economic equality

• Legal segregation and disenfranchisement

• Political freedom

• Social integration

What did the Emancipation Proclamation achieve?

• Granted voting rights to African-Americans

• Established the 13th Amendment

• Ended slavery in rebelling states

• Ended slavery in all states

What was the main limitation of the 13th Amendment?

• It did not end slavery

• It did not address race relations post-slavery

• It granted voting rights to all

• It was not ratified

What were the Black Codes?

• Laws that were similar to slavery by another name

• Laws that promoted economic equality

• Laws that granted full citizenship to African-Americans

• Laws that allowed African-Americans to vote

Which right was NOT granted to African-Americans under the Black Codes?

• Right to own property

• Right to marry

• Right to own firearms

• Right to vote

Why were labor contracts enforced on African-Americans in the South?

• To grant them full citizenship

• To promote economic growth

• To prevent them from leaving the South

• To ensure fair wages

What was the consequence for African-Americans who did not have a labor contract?

• They were allowed to vote

• They were given land

• They were considered vagrants

• They were granted freedom

What was the reaction of the North to the Black Codes?

• They supported them

• They were indifferent

• They ignored them

• They found them unacceptable

What did the 14th Amendment establish?

• Granted voting rights to all

• Established labor contracts

• Full citizenship and equal protection under the law

• Ended slavery

Who were the Radical Republicans?

• Opponents of civil rights

• Supporters of the Black Codes

• Strong abolitionists in favor of civil rights

• Southern landowners