Question
Read the excerpt below and answer the question that follows:
Black Codes was a name given to laws passed by southern governments established during the presidency of Andrew Johnson. These laws imposed severe restrictions on freedmen, such as prohibiting their right to vote, forbidding them to sit on juries, and limiting their right to testify against white men. They were also forbidden from carrying weapons in public places and working in certain occupations.
-National Archives and Records Administration,
Southern states passed the codes described in this excerpt in order to --
(1 point)
O limit the effects of the Reconstruction Amendments
increase the labor supply for factory jobs in the North
decrease the number of northern representatives in Congress
O improve relations with the Democratic Party
Black Codes was a name given to laws passed by southern governments established during the presidency of Andrew Johnson. These laws imposed severe restrictions on freedmen, such as prohibiting their right to vote, forbidding them to sit on juries, and limiting their right to testify against white men. They were also forbidden from carrying weapons in public places and working in certain occupations.
-National Archives and Records Administration,
Southern states passed the codes described in this excerpt in order to --
(1 point)
O limit the effects of the Reconstruction Amendments
increase the labor supply for factory jobs in the North
decrease the number of northern representatives in Congress
O improve relations with the Democratic Party
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Southern states passed the codes described in this excerpt in order to limit the effects of the Reconstruction Amendments.