USA HISTORY

RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Economic effects of Amendment 13 were-(check all that apply)
A
Southern plantation owners lost money because they could not harvest their crops
B
Many freed African Americans left home in search of missing relatives
C
Millions of freed slaves were in need of new jobs
D
Most freed people changed their names and renewed their wedding vows as soon as possible.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The 1865 ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment was a transformative moment in American history. The first Section’s declaration that “neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall exist” had the immediate and powerful effect of abolishing chattel slavery in the southern United States.

Detailed explanation-2: -Passed by Congress on January 31, 1865, and ratified on December 6, 1865, the 13th Amendment abolished slavery in the United States.

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