True or False: Many freedmen were able to own their own farms in Texas during Reconstruction.
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A. True
B. False
A. True
why
During Reconstruction in Texas, many freedmen were able to own their own farms through various means such as purchasing land from former slave owners, acquiring land through government programs like the Freedmen's Bureau, or obtaining land by homesteading on unclaimed territories. Additionally, some freedmen were able to work as sharecroppers or tenant farmers on land owned by others, giving them a sense of economic independence and stability. Overall, while challenges and discrimination persisted, many freedmen in Texas were indeed able to own their own farms during Reconstruction.
Literacy Tests and Poll Taxes were used to keep African American men from doing what?
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A. owning a farm
B. paying off their debts
C. voting in elections
D. joining the U.S. Army
C. voting in elections
sure?
Yes, I am sure. Literacy tests and poll taxes were used as tools of voter suppression to prevent African American men (and other minorities) from voting in elections. These measures were often implemented in the South during the Jim Crow era to disenfranchise African Americans and maintain white supremacy in politics.
The use of Jim Crow laws were used to enforce segregation in Texas and the other Southern states. What is meant by segregation?
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A. To keep tenant farmers separate from sharecroppers while working on large farms.
B. To keep Black Americans separate from White Americans in daily life
C. To allow children of all races to attend schools together.
D. All of the above
B. To keep Black Americans separate from White Americans in daily life
After Reconstruction ended in Texas in 1870, the Texas government had to write a new constitution. It was approved or ratified in 1876 and is the constitution that we still use today. What are some things that our Texas Constitution has in common with the US Constitution?
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A. Both constitutions rely on popular sovereignty - the people have the power to elect government officials
B. Both constitutions have 3 branches - legislative, executive and judicial
C. Both constitutions use separation of powers to explain what each branch can and cannot do.
D. All of the above are examples of things that the TX Constitution and US Constitution have in common.