Following the Civil War, Southern states passed laws severely restricting the rights of African-Americans. These laws varied from state to state and included the prohibiting of interracial marriages and restrictions on land ownership. These laws served as a way for white Southerners to control the recently freed African-Americans.

These laws were known as

A. Reconstruction laws.
B. the Fourteenth Amendment.
C. Civil Rights Acts.
D. Black Codes.

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Following the Civil War, Southern states passed laws severely restricting the rights of African-Americans. These laws varied from state to state and included the prohibiting of interracial marriages and restrictions on land ownership. These laws served as a way for white Southerners to control the recently freed African-Americans.

These laws were known as

A. Reconstruction laws.
B. the Fourteenth Amendment.
C. Civil Rights Acts.
D. Black Codes.

anonymous · Answer

I think it's D.. but I'm not sure.

destinymasha · Answer

Yes- these were also called Jim Crow Laws

anonymous · Answer

Oh yeah. I remember that.. thanks again! :)

destinymasha · Answer

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