USA HISTORY

RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

THE RECONSTRUCTION AMENDMENTS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Jim Crow laws, which were passed in Southern states following Reconstruction, were intended to ____
A
support the goals of the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments.
B
encourage African-Americans to buy their own farms.
C
provide basic education to former slaves.
D
institute racial segregation.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Jim Crow laws were state and local laws introduced in the Southern United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that enforced racial segregation, “Jim Crow” being a pejorative term for an African-American. Such laws remained in force until the 1960s.

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