RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
THE END OF RECONSTRUCTION AND THE ELECTION OF 1876
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Question
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How did Booker T. Washington’s rhetoric differ from that of other civil rights advocates of the Progressive Era?
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He emphasized women’s roles and their contributions to civil rights.
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He advocated economic improvements over political rights.
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He ignored political issues such as lynching and Jim Crow laws.
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He focused on the short-term goal of complete equality.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Washington’s rhetoric differ from that of other civil rights advocates of the Progressive Era? He emphasized women’s roles and their contributions to civil rights. He advocated economic improvements over political rights. He ignored political issues such as lynching and Jim Crow laws.
Detailed explanation-2: -What is the most accurate statement regarding former slaves after the Civil War? All former slaves purchased their own land/house & had jobs.
Detailed explanation-3: -What effect did the system of sharecropping have on the South after the Civil War? It kept formerly enslaved persons economically dependent. What was a major result of the Civil War? The power of the central government was strengthened.
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