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Southerners who gained equal rights through the civil rights act of 1866?
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Why were northerners called southerners rebels in the civil war?
because they are not southerners they keep away from them
How many southerners did not own slaves?
Fully 3/4 of southerners did not own slaves at the eve of the Civil War.
What groupof people gained freedom through the American civil war?
The slaves. Slavery was abolished throughout the USA in 1865.
Southerners idealized the civil war and referred to it as?
After the Civil War ended in victory for the North, many Southerners idealized the war as the "Lost Cause." Through Reconstruction and long after, even in some respects to this day, antebellum Southern life has been seen by some historians, writers, and others as a kind of noble social arrangement which, despite some flaws, should not have ended with the Civil War.
What did Southerners call cotton during the civil war?
they called it pooffy
Who gained independence in the civil war?
It wasn't about independence it was about states rights.
What african-american civil rights were gained before the 1960s?
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How did people with disabilities gain expanded civil rights?
People with disabilities have gained more civil rights through various laws that have been passed. These are generally after something happens which shocks people enough to realise that the rights are required. laws that guaranteed them equal access to education.
How did the war affect the fight for civil rights?
the movement gained new support
Why did many southerners not want to give equal rights to African Americans after the civil war?
they felt the were less then them, animals
How did World War 2 affects the fight for civil rights?
The movement gained new support.
Was African Americans treated fairly after the civil war?
No. For most, it took about another hundred years or so. That depends on you definition of "get their civil rights." They certainly gained some civil right immediately following the civil war, as they were no longer slaves, however it was many years before they had all of the civil liberties that whites could enjoy.
Was the first shot in the civil war was fired by northerners or southerners?
southerners
Why did president Johnson a democrat fear that his civil rights program would weaken the democratic party?
He thought Southerners would leave the Democratic party and join the Republican party. Johnson knew that the Civil Rights Act would be unpopular with Southerners and felt that the Democrats would lose the South for a generation. It appears to be taking a little longer than he supposed.
What of the following statements is true about civil rights organizations?
They gained strength in numbers and financial support in the early 1960s.
How African Americans women gained the right to vote?
The civil rights laws and voting rights laws gave African Americans the voting rights in 1965. This was a hundred years after the civil war amendments and 45 years after women got the rights to vote.
Why were northerners called southerners rebels in the civil war?
because they are not southerners they keep away from them
