USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Which statement best describes how the status of African Americans in the South changed soon after the end of Reconstruction in 1877? The Supreme Court consistently supported civil rights for African Americans.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Fifteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave the vote to all male citizens regardless of color or previous condition of servitude. African Americans became involved in the political process not only as voters but also as governmental representatives at the local, state and national level.

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.

Detailed explanation-4: -African Americans actively took up the rights, opportunities, and responsibilities of citizenship. During Reconstruction, seven hundred African American men served in elected public office, among them two United States Senators, and fourteen members of the United States House of Representatives.

Detailed explanation-5: -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).