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What was the main goal of the Redeemers in the post-Civil War South?
What was the main goal of the Redeemers in the post-Civil War South?
- To promote racial equality through the Black Codes
- To encourage African American participation in elected offices
- To restore the social order of the Old South (correct)
- To enforce the 15th Amendment to protect African American rights
Why did the Redeemers pass Black Codes in the Southern states?
Why did the Redeemers pass Black Codes in the Southern states?
- To limit the rights of African Americans (correct)
- To provide equal opportunities for all races
- To encourage integration in public spaces
- To grant more rights to African Americans
How did the Redeemers disenfranchise African Americans despite the 15th Amendment?
How did the Redeemers disenfranchise African Americans despite the 15th Amendment?
- By ensuring equal political power for all races
- By allowing African Americans to serve on juries
- By promoting voting rights for all races
- By imposing literacy tests in languages other than English (correct)
What was the significance of the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson decision?
What was the significance of the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson decision?
How did paramilitary groups like the Ku Klux Klan impact voting rights in the South?
How did paramilitary groups like the Ku Klux Klan impact voting rights in the South?
What was the main difference in terms of payment between tenant farmers and sharecroppers?
What was the main difference in terms of payment between tenant farmers and sharecroppers?
Why did many sharecroppers have to stay at the plantation even after the harvest?
Why did many sharecroppers have to stay at the plantation even after the harvest?
What was a key advantage for business owners who leased convicts for labor?
What was a key advantage for business owners who leased convicts for labor?
What kind of offenses could lead someone to be sentenced to convict labor?
What kind of offenses could lead someone to be sentenced to convict labor?
'Redeemers' in the South were primarily focused on regaining control from which group?
'Redeemers' in the South were primarily focused on regaining control from which group?
What was the main problem faced by Southern farmers after the Civil War?
What was the main problem faced by Southern farmers after the Civil War?
What major change occurred in the status of formerly enslaved people after the Civil War?
What major change occurred in the status of formerly enslaved people after the Civil War?
How was the familiar social order in the South affected after the Civil War?
How was the familiar social order in the South affected after the Civil War?
What was a significant consequence of the destruction of Southern infrastructure after the Civil War?
What was a significant consequence of the destruction of Southern infrastructure after the Civil War?
What were the new labor arrangements, such as tenant farming and sharecropping, born out of?
What were the new labor arrangements, such as tenant farming and sharecropping, born out of?
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