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How did southern states keep African American from gaining political power?
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The Southern states kept African Americans from gaining political power by denying them an education. They also passed laws to keep them down. They were not allowed to own property and most of them could not read or write.
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How did southern states keep African-Americans from gaining political power?
The Southern states kept African Americans from gaining political power by denying them an education. They also passed laws to keep them down. They were not allowed to own property and most of them could not read or write.
Who tried to pervent freedmen from gaining political power?
Jim Crow laws and discrimination prevented African Americans from voting and having civil rights.
How has gaining historical knowledge affect African American's emotions and reasoning?
Well have you tried Google and ate a cupcake then thought about your life
What were the immediate and long-term effects of Reconstruction?
What resulted from former confederate leaders gaining power under Johnson's reconstruction?
They instituted black codes to restrict African American rights.
A political challenge facing most Africans after independence was?
Most African nations were faced with the challenged of gaining legitimacy. There was also the challenge of handing over power in a smooth and effective transition.
This lessens the risk of one political party gaining a monopoly on political powers?
federalism
What lessens the risk of one political party gaining a monopoly on political powers?
federalism
What was one of the keys to the American gaining their independence was?
Umm.. the french/ spanish help... all the battles and turning points... the political cartoons and the engraving of the boston massacre...
What were the long term effects of Reconstruction?
Some of the immediate effects of American reconstruction were the end of slavery, a change of government in the South to disallow Confederate politicians, and the drop of the southern economy because of the lack of slave labor. Longer-term effects included African-Americans gaining the right to vote, long-lasting racial tensions, and the growth of communities that had mostly or all African-Americans.
African slave sold in the west indies and after gaining freedom abolitionist and writer in England?
African slave sold in the west indies and after gaining freedom abolitionist and writer in england?
What were The immediate and long-term effects of the Reconstruction?
Some of the immediate effects of American reconstruction were the end of slavery, a change of government in the South to disallow Confederate politicians, and the drop of the southern economy because of the lack of slave labor. Longer-term effects included African-Americans gaining the right to vote, long-lasting racial tensions, and the growth of communities that had mostly or all African-Americans.
