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The quote below was written by Charlotte Forten, one of many African American teachers who went South to teach freed individuals during Reconstruction. Read her description of her first days of teaching school. Then answer the question below.
“...I never saw children so eager to learn, although I had had several years' experience in New England schools. Coming to school is a constant delight and recreation to them. They come here [the same way] as other children go to play. The older ones, during the summer, work in the fields from early morning until eleven or twelve o'clock, and then come to school, after their hard toil in the hot sun, as bright and as anxious to learn as ever."
What details support the idea that the young African American students had a great desire to learn? Select 2.
The children want to go to school instead of playing
The children go to school eager to learn after working hard all morning.
The teacher moved to the South after teaching for a few years in the North.
The children only want to play.
1. Which of the following conclusions about the Freedmen's Bureau is best supported by the illustration?
Answer: C. It provided education to people of all ages.
2. What details support the idea that the young African American students had a great desire to learn? Select 2.
Answer: A & B. The children want to go to school instead of playing. The children go to school eager to learn after working hard all morning.
3. What was Lincoln's main goal for Reconstruction after the Civil War ended?
Answer: D. To bring the nation back together as quickly as possible.
4. Which change to the Constitution finally abolished slavery in the United States?
Answer: 13th Amendment
5. Who supported the strictest plan for the South to rejoin the United States during Reconstruction?
Answer: A. Radical Republicans
6. The Joint Committee on Reconstruction accused the South of trying to “preserve slavery…as long as possible”. Which of the following actions are examples of this? Select 2
Answer: B and C. Blocking freedmen from voting. Only allowing freedmen to work as servants or on farms.
7. What can be inferred by the passage of the black codes?
Answer: B. Many white Southerners wanted African Americans to remain as servants.
8. According to the ruling in the Plessy v. Ferguson case, why was segregation acceptable?
Answer: B. Segregation was legal as long as the facilities for blacks and whites were equal.
9. The main idea of the 15th Amendment is that
Answer: A. The government was not allowed to deny a person's right to vote on the basis of race.
10. Southern leaders found ways to get around the Fifteenth Amendment and prevented African Americans from VOTING. Many Southern states required a POLL TAX, a fee that people had to pay before voting.Because many African American could not afford the tax, they could not vote. Another way was to make voters take a LITERACY TEST where they had to read and explain parts of the Constitution. Since most African Americans had little education, the tests prevented many from voting.
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The details that support the idea that the young African American students had a great desire to learn are:
1. The children come to school eager to learn instead of playing.
2. The older ones work in fields until late morning and still come to school bright and anxious to learn.
The details that support the idea that the young African American students had a great desire to learn are:
1. The children go to school eager to learn after working hard all morning.
2. The quote states that the children are "bright and anxious to learn" despite their hard work in the fields.
The details that support the idea that the young African American students had a great desire to learn are:
1. The children want to go to school instead of playing: The quote mentions that coming to school is a constant delight and recreation for the children. This implies that they prioritize going to school over engaging in other recreational activities like playing.
2. The children go to school eager to learn after working hard all morning: The quote mentions that the older children work in the fields from early morning until eleven or twelve o'clock. Despite their hard toil in the hot sun, they still come to school bright and anxious to learn. This shows their enthusiasm and dedication towards education.