USA HISTORY

RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following was considered a success of Reconstruction?
A
Rise of the Ku Klux Klan
B
South Carolina rejoining the Union
C
Sharecropping in South Carolina
D
The southern legislature passing the Black Codes
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Among the other achievements of Reconstruction were the South’s first state-funded public school systems, more equitable taxation legislation, laws against racial discrimination in public transport and accommodations and ambitious economic development programs (including aid to railroads and other enterprises).

Detailed explanation-2: -To gain admittance to the Union, Congress required Southern states to draft new constitutions guaranteeing African-American men the right to vote. The constitutions also had to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment, which granted African Americans equal protection under the law.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the summer of 1868, seven former Confederate states–Alabama (July 13, 1868), Arkansas (June 22, 1868), Florida (June 25, 1868), Georgia* (July 21, 1868), Louisiana (July 9, 1868), North Carolina (July 4, 1868), and South Carolina (July 9, 1868) are readmitted to the Union.

Detailed explanation-4: -Reconstruction in the state of South Carolina was unique compared to other southern states due to heavy political involvement of both] and newly freed African American slaves. Land ownership was seen as an important aspect of freedom for African-Americans in South Carolina.

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