Reconstruction and Its Aftermath Flashcards

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Which constitutional amendment had the most immediate impact on ending the legal basis of slavery in the United States?

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13th Amendment

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The 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Clause was most significant because it:

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Established birthright citizenship and equal protection under law

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Why might the 15th Amendment have been considered incomplete in protecting voting rights?

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It didn't prevent states from using literacy tests and poll taxes

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Why did the Freedmen's Bureau face significant challenges in achieving its goals?

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It lacked sufficient resources and faced political opposition

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Black Codes were designed to:

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Limit the freedom and economic opportunities of African Americans

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How did Jim Crow Laws differ from Black Codes in their approach to controlling African Americans?

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Jim Crow Laws focused on legal segregation while Black Codes focused on labor control

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The Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson established the legal doctrine of:

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Separate but equal

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Why was 'separate but equal' problematic in practice?

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Facilities for African Americans were consistently inferior to those for whites

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What did the end of Reconstruction in 1877 most directly lead to?

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The rise of Jim Crow Laws and increased segregation

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Which factor most contributed to the failure of Reconstruction to achieve lasting racial equality?

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Northern voters losing interest in Southern affairs