To counteract race-related violence, the fourteenth amendment was ratified to
give african american men the right to vote.
grant citizenship to african americans.
establish military control of the south.
make white supremacy groups illegal.
in addition to official restrictions, white southerners blocked african americans from voting by
offering to end segregation.
using violence and threats.
secretly changing election dates.
bribing them to stay away from polls.
formerly enslaved people had difficulty becoming economically independent because
they lacked the skills needed to work on farms.
former civil war soldiers took their old jobs.
they moved to the north, where jobs were limited.
most land was returned to white landowners.
during grant’s presidency, southern democrats began to seize power by
finally embracing reconstruction policies.
using the issue of race to drum up support.
recruiting republicans from the north.
enlisting the support of factory workers.
who was hiram revels?
a wealthy mississippi landowner
the first african american in the us senate
the founder of the freedmen’s bureau
a democratic presidential candidate
which of the following became the largest and most powerful white supremacy group?
the ku klux klan
the white league
the red shirts
knights of the white camellia
the freedmen's bureau offered african americans
housing and money for rent.
protection and a safe haven.
political party membership.
food and medical care.
many northerners began to call for an end to reconstruction because
they felt the south had already solved its problems.
the southern states had rebuilt their infrastructure.
the southern states were back on their feet financially.
they believed the south should solve its own problems.
following the election of 1876, the electoral commission
included one more democrat than republican.
decided to award the presidency to samuel j. tilden.
included one more republican than democrat.
threatened to filibuster to prevent the counting of votes.
why did congress pass the civil rights act of 1866?
to enfranchise former confederates who had lost their voting rights
to outline the rights granted to all americans, both men and women
to outline the rights granted to all male citizens of the united states
to support the black codes, which granted rights to african americans
which school was not founded by the freedmen’s bureau?
fisk university
american university
spellman college
howard university
which federal agency was created to former enslaved persons transition to a free society?

black codes union
carpetbaggers’ bureau
freedmen’s bureau
american civil liberties union
sharecropping allowed african americans some control over
how they divided their time.
when they paid the landlord.
how much they spent on seeds.
when they went to school.
the first jim crow laws applied to
public transportation and restaurants.
cemeteries, theaters, and schools.
parks, theaters, and restaurants.
public transportation and schools.
in the late 1800s, some african americans challenged jim crow laws primarily by
breaking them.
amending them.
writing editorials.
staging protests.