USA HISTORY

RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
“Althoughimportant strides were made, Reconstruction failed to provide lastingguarantees of the civil rights of the freedmen.” Which evidence best supportsthis statement?
A
passage of Jim Crow laws in the latter part of the 19th century
B
ratification of the13th, 14th, and 15th amendments
C
refusal of SouthernStates to allow sharecropping
D
passage of the CivilRights Acts of 1866
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -As the 1870s continued, support for reconstruction throughout the country began to wane. The combination of white intimidation, a significant economic depression in the South, and the Democratic Party winning control of the House of Representatives in 1874, resulted in Reconstruction beginning to fade away.

Detailed explanation-2: -Reconstruction was a success. power of the 14th and 15th Amendments. Amendments, which helped African Americans to attain full civil rights in the 20th century. Despite the loss of ground that followed Reconstruction, African Americans succeeded in carving out a measure of independence within Southern society.

Detailed explanation-3: -Reconstruction was a success in that it restored the United States as a unified nation: by 1877, all of the former Confederate states had drafted new constitutions, acknowledged the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments, and pledged their loyalty to the U.S. government.

Detailed explanation-4: -These amendments were intended to guarantee the freedom of the former slaves and grant certain civil rights to them and protect the former slaves and all citizens of the United States from discrimination.

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