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Which group sought to gain control over their own children or other children who had been apprenticed to white masters either during the war or as a result of the Black Codes?
Which group sought to gain control over their own children or other children who had been apprenticed to white masters either during the war or as a result of the Black Codes?
- Freedpeople (correct)
- Republican Party
- Thaddeus Stevens and Charles Sumner
- African Americans
What was the main goal of the government in encouraging Black people to marry?
What was the main goal of the government in encouraging Black people to marry?
- To make free Black men responsible for their own households (correct)
- To encourage family reunification
- To prevent Black women and children from becoming dependent on the government
- To promote racial justice
What was one of the significant transformations that took place after emancipation?
What was one of the significant transformations that took place after emancipation?
- Expansion of white-controlled churches
- Increase in racial justice
- Decrease in educational opportunities
- Proliferation of independent Black churches (correct)
Which denomination became the fastest growing post-emancipation denomination?
Which denomination became the fastest growing post-emancipation denomination?
What did women leaders in Baptist, Methodist, and Pentecostal churches work to protect Black women from?
What did women leaders in Baptist, Methodist, and Pentecostal churches work to protect Black women from?
During the time of Jim Crow, Black churches experienced a shift in their role to primarily focus on
During the time of Jim Crow, Black churches experienced a shift in their role to primarily focus on
What was the main function of churches in towns?
What was the main function of churches in towns?
Which groups utilized the regalia, ritual, and hymns of churches?
Which groups utilized the regalia, ritual, and hymns of churches?
What provided a foundation for ministers’ political leadership?
What provided a foundation for ministers’ political leadership?
What phase did Black churches enter with the rise of Jim Crow?
What phase did Black churches enter with the rise of Jim Crow?
Which order did General William T. Sherman issue to set aside land for the freedpeople?
Which order did General William T. Sherman issue to set aside land for the freedpeople?
What was one of the main purposes of the Freedmen’s Bureau?
What was one of the main purposes of the Freedmen’s Bureau?
What happened to the land grants given to the freedpeople in 1866?
What happened to the land grants given to the freedpeople in 1866?
What was the response of the Black commission on Edisto Island when informed of the policy change regarding land reform?
What was the response of the Black commission on Edisto Island when informed of the policy change regarding land reform?
How did Freedmen’s Bureau agents sometimes ensure that crops would be harvested?
How did Freedmen’s Bureau agents sometimes ensure that crops would be harvested?
