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Ensuring Equality Post-Civil War

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How did Ida B. Wells contribute to the protection of African American rights?

By endorsing Plessy v. Ferguson decision

By supporting segregation and discrimination

By advocating for a federal anti-lynching law (correct)

By promoting the Redeemers' political strategies

What strategy did the politicians known as Redeemers employ to gain political power?

Advocating for social integration

Implementing segregation and discrimination laws (correct)

Promoting African American rights

Supporting federal anti-lynching laws

How did Reconstruction impact the lives of African Americans in the South?

Led to the rise of the Ku Klux Klan

Improved social opportunities and integration (correct)

Had no impact on their lives

Worsened segregation and discrimination

What impact did the Plessy v. Ferguson case have on segregation in the United States?

Legitimized racial discrimination through 'separate but equal' doctrine Signup and view all the answers

What was one of the main issues faced by African Americans as they exercised their new rights after the Civil War?

Black codes restricting their freedoms Signup and view all the answers

How did the bitterness between the North and South after the Civil War affect the rejoining of seceded states?

It caused a power struggle between the executive and legislative branches of government Signup and view all the answers

What were the goals of the Ku Klux Klan during the Reconstruction era?

Oppose Republican policies and intimidate African Americans Signup and view all the answers

How did the Federal government respond to racial violence during the period discussed in the text?

They introduced laws and measures to protect the rights of African Americans Signup and view all the answers

Why did General Sherman believe should be done with lands that had come under government control during the war?

Distribute the lands to formerly enslaved people for their use and benefit Signup and view all the answers

How did northerners and southerners react to General Sherman's plan regarding confiscated lands?

Northerners generally supported it, but southerners strongly opposed it Signup and view all the answers

What were the primary political gains that African Americans hoped to achieve after the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment?

Voting rights and equal protection under the law Signup and view all the answers

How did white southerners respond to African Americans' aspirations for political gains post-Thirteenth Amendment?

By enacting harsh laws such as Black Codes to limit African American rights Signup and view all the answers