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Post civil war
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- Q1What was the significance of the Compromise of 1877 in the post reconstruction era?It extended the period of Reconstruction and increased federal intervention in the SouthIt established a system of reparations for former slaves and their descendantsIt granted full civil rights to African Americans and promoted racial equalityIt marked the end of Reconstruction and led to the withdrawal of federal troops from the South30s
- Q2What effect did the rise of sharecropping have on the economic status of African Americans in the post-reconstruction era?It perpetuated poverty and indebtedness among African American farmersIt encouraged land ownership and wealth accumulation for African AmericansIt promoted economic prosperity and social mobility for African American farmersIt provided financial independence and stability for African American farmers30s
- Q3What was the purpose of the Black Codes enacted in the post reconstruction era?To grant voting rights to African AmericansTo promote social and economic equality among all citizensTo restrict the rights and freedoms of African AmericansTo establish free public education for all children30s
- Q4Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery in the United States during the post reconstruction era?21st Amendment13th Amendment10th Amendment18th Amendment30s
- Q5What role did the Freedmen's Bureau play in the post reconstruction era?It enforced segregation laws in the Southern statesIt provided assistance to newly freed slaves and poor whitesIt restricted the voting rights of African AmericansIt promoted the institution of slavery in the South30s
- Q6What was the impact of sharecropping on African American farmers in the post reconstruction era?It trapped them in cycles of debt and povertyIt paved the way for political empowerment and civil rightsIt provided them with land ownership and economic independenceIt allowed for easy access to education and healthcare services30s
- Q7What was the purpose of the Ku Klux Klan in the post reconstruction era?To promote harmony and unity among different racial groupsTo intimidate and terrorize African Americans and their alliesTo advocate for equal rights for all citizensTo support the civil rights movements30s
- Q8What was the significance of the Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court case during the post reconstruction era?It upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the 'separate but equal' doctrineIt established affirmative action policiesIt outlawed segregation in public schoolsIt granted full voting rights to African Americans30s
- Q9What was the purpose of the Jim Crow laws in the post reconstruction era?To promote racial equalityTo enforce racial segregation and discriminationTo provide free education for all childrenTo encourage voting rights for African Americans30s
- Q10Which president was assassinated in 1865 shortly after the Civil War ended?Andrew JohnsonThomas JeffersonAbraham LincolnUlysses S. Grant30s
- Q11What is the name of the period in the United States following the Civil War, characterized by rebuilding and readjustment?RevolutionManifest DestinyIndustrializationReconstruction30s
- Q12Which amendment to the United States Constitution granted citizenship to formerly enslaved African Americans?15th Amendment13th Amendment12th Amendment14th Amendment30s
- Q13Who became president after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln?Ulysses S. GrantJames BuchananThomas JeffersonAndrew Johnson30s
- Q14Which law declared that all persons born or naturalized in the United States were citizens of the country and that no state could deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law?15th Amendment14th Amendment13th Amendment12th Amendment30s
- Q15What was the significance of the 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution?It abolished slaveryIt declared all persons born or naturalized in the U.S. as citizensIt granted African American men the right to voteIt prohibited the denial of voting rights based on race, color, or previous servitude30s