Supremacy Movements

Question 1 • (AG Q4) American History 8: 25-26 (AHostetler)

During Reconstruction, Congress passed the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments

Answer

to establish martial law in parts of the South and maintain law and order in the wake of growing violence.

to grant African Americans more rights, such as citizenship, and greater protections under the law.

to create stricter laws against violence and stop the terrorism and intimidation tactics of the Ku Klux Klan.

to give White Southerners more rights, particularly poor farmers who were struggling financially after the war.

Explanation

The Fourteenth Amendment established birthright citizenship and promised equal protection under the law. The Fifteenth Amendment prohibited denying men the right to vote because of race, color, or previous enslavement. Together, these amendments expanded African Americans’ rights and legal protections, so the correct choice is “to grant African Americans more rights, such as citizenship, and greater protections under the law.”

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