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Constitutional Amendments

Question 6 • OKCPS FY24 United States History S1

Which of the following did many African Americans experience after passage of the Thirteenth Amendment?

Answer
A
a selection of jobs
B
easy access to education
C
lack of money and land
D
a decrease in discrimination

Explanation

The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery, but it did not give formerly enslaved people land or money. Many began their lives in freedom with few resources and had to work under unfair arrangements, such as sharecropping. Therefore, many African Americans experienced a lack of money and land.

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