USA HISTORY

RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following correctly contrasts the 13th-15th amendments with the Jim Crow Laws?
A
The amendments declared blacks to be separate but equal, while the Jim Crow Laws demanded complete equality.
B
The amendments gave blacks their basic freedom and equality, while the Jim Crow Laws helped them get jobs and an education.
C
The amendments gave freed slaves their basic freedomsand equality, while the Jim Crow Laws took most of the freedom away by making things, “separate but equal.”
D
The amendments freed blacks from slavery and gave them land, while the Jim Crow Laws kept them “separate but equal.”
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Some emancipated slaves quickly fled from the neighborhood of their owners, while others became wage laborers for former owners. Most importantly, African Americans could make choices for themselves about where they labored and the type of work they performed.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Reconstruction era redefined U.S. citizenship and expanded the franchise, changed the relationship between the federal government and the governments of the states, and highlighted the differences between political and economic democracy.

Detailed explanation-3: -Expert-Verified Answer. A civil rights leader who was born into slavery and later worked to achieve racial equality.

Detailed explanation-4: -Implementation of the “separate but equal” doctrine gave constitutional sanction to laws designed to achieve racial segregation by means of separate and equal public facilities and services for African Americans and whites.

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