RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
THE RECONSTRUCTION ERA
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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the creation of the Freedmen’s Bureau to help African Americans or Blacks
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the State Constitution of 1868’s call for free public education in Georgia
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the Democratic Party’s dominance in Georgia through the early 21st century
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the increase in Ku Klux Klan membership which occurred after their election
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Detailed explanation-1: -In all, 16 African Americans served in the U.S. Congress during Reconstruction; more than 600 more were elected to the state legislatures, and hundreds more held local offices across the South.
Detailed explanation-2: -The “Original 33” were the first 33 African-American members of the Georgia General Assembly. They were elected to office in 1868, during the Reconstruction era. They were among the first African-American state legislators in the United States. Twenty-four of the members were ministers.
Detailed explanation-3: -On March 3, 1865, Congress passed “An Act to establish a Bureau for the Relief of Freedmen and Refugees” to provide food, shelter, clothing, medical services, and land to displaced Southerners, including newly freed African Americans.
Detailed explanation-4: -It was the first General Assembly in Georgia history to have African-American members. All of the African-American men were temporarily expelled by the General Assembly by September 1868, and were reinstated by Act of Congress in 1870 shortly before the end of the 1870 session.