Question 1

What were the black codes? What role did they play in the early stages of Reconstruction?

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Question 2

A number of paramilitary organizations broke up Republican meetings, terrorized white and black Republicans, assassinated Republican leaders, and prevented black citizens from voting. The most notorious of these organizations was the ________.

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Question 3

Which of the following was illumined by the text as a familial problem faced by some African Americans after they were freed?

Accepted Answer

A)  switching from a matriarchal to patriarchal kinship 
B)  choosing new first names 
C)  having multiple spouses 
D)  keeping women working in the fields

Exam 17: Reconstructing the Union

What were the black codes? What role did they play in the early stages of Reconstruction?

A number of paramilitary organizations broke up Republican meetings, terrorized white and black Republicans, assassinated Republican leaders, and prevented black citizens from voting. The most notorious of these organizations was the ________.

Which of the following was illumined by the text as a familial problem faced by some African Americans after they were freed?