The Populist Party Answers

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Choose the right phrase to complete the sentence.The purpose and effect of the Thirteenth Amendment was to

A
end slavery in the United States.
B
prevent a Confederate alliance with a European power.
C
ensure that formerly enslaved people freed during the war remained free.
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Which statements describe the immediate aftermath of the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment on African Americans in the South? Check all that apply.

A
Enslaved people were freed.
B
Many African Americans remained poor.
C
African Americans were treated equally.
D
African Americans were discriminated against.
E
African Americans received higher annual incomes.
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Which of the following best describes the purpose of the Fourteenth Amendment?

A
to free enslaved African Americans.
B
to establish military rule over the former Confederate States.
C
to guarantee and protect the citizenship and civil rights of African Americans.
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Which of the following best describes the impact of the Fourteenth Amendment?

A
It took some time for the Fourteenth Amendment to secure the civil rights of African Americans and others.
B
The Amendment immediately blocked the efforts of Southern states to deny the rights of African Americans.
C
The Amendment was never successful in helping Americans achieve equality under the law.
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if it could ease the suffering of the country
B
if it was the moral and fair thing to do
C
if African Americans could prove they were deserving
D
if it would punish Southern rebels
E
if it could be deemed necessary
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How did the Fifteenth Amendment help African Americans?

A
It denied the rights of white Southerners.
B
It protected African Americans’ right to due process.
C
It gave African American men the right to vote.
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How did white Southerners get around the Reconstruction Amendments?Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
By passing laws for poll taxes and literacy tests, and enacting grandfather clauses
B
By passing the Voting Rights Act
C
By passing black codes and other discriminatory laws
D
By arresting African Americans who tried to vote

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