RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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African Americans in the North could vote
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State governments were required to protect individual rights
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Former Confederate officials were prohibited from holding elected office
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African Americans in the South could move elsewhere
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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: -Even though the 13th Amendment officially abolished slavery, many of the whites in South Carolina refused to treat the Blacks as free people. They knew that it was impossible to keep Blacks as slaves.
Detailed explanation-3: -Terms in this set (41) Which statement best describes the status of African Americans immediately after the end of Reconstruction in 1877? Despite the passage of several constitutional amendments, African Americans found that gaining equal rights was very difficult.