7.  How did the Civil Rights Act passed by the Republican Congress counteract Southern resistance and the oppression of freedmen?Group of answer choicesIt expanded the powers of the Freedmen's Bureau for two more yearsIt abolished slavery in all Southern statesIt declared that all black Americans and persons born in the United States were citizens with full rights of citizenshipIt outlawed Southern terror groups like the Ku Klux KlanNext

8.  Why did Congress feel it was important to pass the 14th Amendment although the recently passed Civil Rights Act had the same purpose?Group of answer choicesThe Civil Rights Act did not clearly define rights of all citizens regardless of raceThe Civil Rights Act could be overturned by a future Congress, but an amendment made it a permanent part of the ConstitutionThe Civil Rights Act did not go far enough in eliminating the Black Codes passed by Southern DemocratsPres. Johnson had vetoed the Civil Rights Act in an effort to thwart racial equality

What did Congress require from each former Confederate state before they were readmitted to the Union?Group of answer choicesabolishment of the Black Codes and suppression of white terror groupsRepublican controlled state legislatures and ratification of the 13th AmendmentState constitutions with male suffrage and ratification of the 14th Amendmentfree public education for black children and voting rights for freedmen

After Congress passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965,Group of answer choicesthe Supreme Court declared the law unconstitutional.the civil rights movement slowly ended.more African Americans were elected to office at all levels.African participation in elections decreased.

The Thirteenth Amendment did what?declared former slaves to be citizensgave blacks the right to voteabolished slaverygave women the right to vote

What did the Thirteenth Amendment of the Constitution accomplish?Outlawed Black CodesOutlawed the ConfederacyOutlawed slaveryOutlawed the Fugitive Slave Act