Post-Reconstruction and the Jim Crow Era

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1865- Which amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude?

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13th Amendment

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1868- Which amendment granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States?

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14th amendment

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1870- grants voting rights to all men regardless of their race or color or because they have previously been slaves?

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15th amendment

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What event marked the end of Reconstruction? Options: The Civil War, The Morrill-Land Grant Act, The Compromise of 1877, The election of Abraham Lincoln

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The Compromise of 1877

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In the 1870s most southern states adopted laws which

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created a legal form of segregation

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The Plessy v. Ferguson case had what impact on the U.S.?

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It legalized Jim Crow Laws throughout the U.S.

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What best describes Jim Crow laws? Options: better opportunities for women, African Americans gaining full civil and political rights, discrimination laws focused on Native Americans, unequal opportunities for African Americans in housing, jobs, and education

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unequal opportunities for African Americans in housing, jobs, and education

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Homer Plessy and the other people from his organization wanted to try to get the courts to say that Jim Crow laws were _____________________________.

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unconstitutional (a violation of the 14th Amendment)

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All of the following were methods to disenfranchise African Americans except: Literacy Test, Poll Tax, Grandfather Clause

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The 15th Amendment

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Which amendment gave African Americans the RIGHT TO VOTE? Options: 13th, 14th, 15th, 19th

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15th