Question
What kept freed slaves from receiving civil rights such as the right to vote, travel freely, serving on juries, etc.?
Black Codes
The Freedmen's Bureau
The New Orleans Uprising
Treaties with France
Black Codes
The Freedmen's Bureau
The New Orleans Uprising
Treaties with France
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Freed slaves faced numerous barriers to receiving civil rights after the Civil War, largely due to **Black Codes**. These laws were enacted by Southern states to restrict the freedoms of formerly enslaved individuals and maintain white supremacy. The Black Codes aimed to control labor, limit mobility, and restrict the rights of African Americans, effectively undermining the progress towards civil rights.
The other options you mentioned, such as the Freedmen's Bureau, were actually established to assist freed slaves and help them integrate into society, although they faced significant challenges and opposition. The New Orleans Uprising was a specific violent event but not a widespread legal framework like the Black Codes. Treaties with France do not directly relate to the civil rights of freed slaves.
Thus, the correct answer in the context of barriers to civil rights for freed slaves would be **Black Codes**.
The other options you mentioned, such as the Freedmen's Bureau, were actually established to assist freed slaves and help them integrate into society, although they faced significant challenges and opposition. The New Orleans Uprising was a specific violent event but not a widespread legal framework like the Black Codes. Treaties with France do not directly relate to the civil rights of freed slaves.
Thus, the correct answer in the context of barriers to civil rights for freed slaves would be **Black Codes**.