What Could They Do?
Name one thing Black people could do under the Black Codes.
(Depends)
Which part of the U.S was being rebuilt during Reconstruction?
The South
What were Black Codes?
Laws to restrict the freedom of newly freed African Americans
Could Black people legally gather in large groups without restriction? (yes/no)
No
What was the main goal of Reconstruction?
To bring the Southern states back into the U.S and help former enslaved people gain rights.
In what two years after the Civil War ended were the Black Codes created?
1865-1866
What right was denied to Black men because of the Codes?
After Reconstruction ended in 1877, the ideas from the Black Codes contributed to a new set of laws. What were those laws called?
Jim Crow Laws
True or False: The Black Codes were created to help newly freed slaves start a successful life.
False
Under the Black Codes, African Americans were often prevented from getting jobs, which pushed them into this "unbreakable" financial situation, what was this called?
A cycle of debt.
What was the name of the group that provided food, clothes and schools for former enslaved people?
The Freedmen's Bureau
What Amendment ended slavery?
The 13th Amendment
What were freed people forced to sign just for a place to work?
Labor Contracts
Southern States used a loophole in the 13th Amendment to pass the Black Codes. What was that loophole?
Slavery was allowed as punishment for crime.
Which part of the United States passed these laws?
Southern states (former Confederate states.)