After the passage of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments, African Americans continued to experience political and economic oppression mainly because.
The amendments were not intended to solve their problems
Many African Americans distrusted the Federal Government
Southern legislatures enacted Jim Crow laws
Poor communications kept people from learning about their legal rights
Which of the following values associated with an individual is not essential to establish equality in a democracy?
Wealth
Dignity
Self-respect
Non-discrimination
W.E.B. Du Bois believed that African Americans should attempt to gain equality in the United States by
Setting up a separate nation within the United States
Entering vocational training programs in separate schools
Demanding full and immediate participation in American society
Taking over the leadership of the two major political parties
Which of the following statements about the Tawa Matsya Sangh is not correct?
It was formed by villagers to protect their fishing rights.
The government created a committee to assess the issue.
The movement was unable to secure fishing rights for the villagers.
It organised rallies to demand the villagers’ right to continue fishing.
A major reason the Radical Republicans opposed President Abraham Lincoln’s Reconstruction plan was that his plan.
Demanded payments from the South that would have damaged its economy
Postponed the readmission of Southern States into the Union for many years
Granted too many rights to formerly enslaved persons
Offered amnesty to nearly all Confederates who would swear allegiance to the United States
The Jim Crow laws of the post-Civil War Era were attempts by_________________.
The Federal Government to improve the status of African Americans and Native American Indians
State and local governments to restrict the freedoms of African Americans
States to ban organizations such as the Ku Klux Klan
The Radical Republicans in Congress to carry out Reconstruction plans
The poll tax, the literacy test, and the actions of the Ku Klux Klan were all attempts to limit the effectiveness of.
The 14th and 15th amendments
The Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education
Civil rights legislation passed in all states after the Civil War
Immigration laws such as the Gentleman’s Agreement and the Chinese Exclusion Act.
