What were the Black Codes? A. the violent actions taken by the Ku Klux Klan to keep African Americans from voting or holding office B. a series of laws passed by ex-Confederate states that restricted the rights of blacks in the South C. a series of federal laws that allowed all children to receive education through public schools D. the government clauses set up to assist African Americans as they tried to settle into a free society

ch of the following BEST describes Black Codes?Laws written by Northerners to help blacks after the war endedRules written by Congress to help former slavesSelf-governing rules written by DemocratsSouthern laws designed to restrict Southern blacks

What was the purpose of the southern Black Codes imposed immediately after the Civil War ended?*to allow the arrest of freedmen who failed to sign yearly labor contracts on vagrancy chargesto ensure Democratic dominance as part of Radical Reconstruction in 1867to challenge the constitutionality of the Thirteenth Amendmentto legally permit slaves to testify in court against whites and to serve on juries

This served as a method of segregating blacks and whites in the south__________   and was challenged by Homer Plessy, while this _______________serves as a way to keep blacks enslaved only by a different name. a. Black Codes, People Vs. Hall     b. Jim Crow, Black Codes

1. The African American authors of the “Address to the Loyal Citizens and Congress of the United States” made a particular effort to __________.A.describe their contributions to the war effortB.assert their equal citizenship and right to voteC.demonstrate their humilityD.underscore their bitterness toward white peopleSubmit-- of 1 pointAssessment: Competing Visions DEMANDING RIGHTS, PROTECTING PRIVILEGE3 tries left2. What was the purpose of the 1865 Mississippi “Black Code”?A.to make provisions for the inclusion of blacks in governmentB.to define the rights of blacksC.to sharply limit the newly won freedoms of African AmericansD.to make provisions for blacks to participate in elections

Which of the following policies were enacted after the Emancipation Proclamation?a. The passage of the 13th amendmentb. Blacks were forced to sign labor contracts or be arrestedc. Black Codesd. The Vagrancy Acte. All of the aboveGroup of answer choicesea.b.c.d.