Question

What policies did Southern states put in place shortly after the Civil War to keep African Americans in low-paying jobs and arrest them if they were unemployed?

civil rights
black codes
Jim Crow laws
poll taxes

Answer 1

Clack Codes

Answer 2

Black Codes*

Answer 3

In the United States, the Black Codes were laws passed by Southern states in 1865 and 1866, after the Civil War. These laws had the intent and the effect of restricting African Americans' freedom, and of compelling them to work in a labor economy based on low wages or debt.