RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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Question
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what effect did the reconstruction amendments have on southern states?
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they provided african american citizens with greater access to the government.
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they encouraged african american women to begin exercising their right to vote.
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they discouraged african americans from joining the republican party.
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they prevented african americans from participating in state elections.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Innovative legislation was not forthcoming to help ease the discrimination that many newly freed slaves felt in the South. However, the Reconstruction Amendments did their part: they officially ended overt slavery, gave citizenship to newly freed African Americans, and established the right to vote regardless of race.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Reconstruction Acts established military rule over Southern states until new governments could be formed. They also limited some former Confederate officials’ and military officers’ rights to vote and to run for public office.
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