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What laws sought to limit the rights of African Americans?
Wade-Davis Bill
black codes
Enforcement Acts
Civil Rights Act of 1866
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The laws that sought to limit the rights of African Americans are primarily the **black codes**.
**Black Codes** were laws enacted in southern states after the Civil War that aimed to restrict the freedoms and rights of African Americans, effectively maintaining a system of racial control and ensuring a cheap labor force. They included provisions that limited the types of jobs African Americans could hold, imposed restrictions on their movement, and established harsh penalties for certain behaviors.
The **Wade-Davis Bill**, on the other hand, was a proposal for Reconstruction that aimed to impose stricter requirements for southern states to rejoin the Union but was ultimately vetoed by President Lincoln. It did not seek to limit African American rights per se.
The **Enforcement Acts** were actually designed to protect African Americans' rights, specifically targeting the suppression of their political participation and the violent actions of groups like the Ku Klux Klan, so they do not fit into the category of laws that limited African American rights.
The **Civil Rights Act of 1866** was intended to affirm the rights of African Americans and counteract black codes; it aimed to protect their legal rights as citizens.
In summary, while the black codes sought to limit the rights of African Americans, the Wade-Davis Bill, Enforcement Acts, and Civil Rights Act of 1866 aimed to either reconstruct the nation or protect the civil rights of African Americans.
**Black Codes** were laws enacted in southern states after the Civil War that aimed to restrict the freedoms and rights of African Americans, effectively maintaining a system of racial control and ensuring a cheap labor force. They included provisions that limited the types of jobs African Americans could hold, imposed restrictions on their movement, and established harsh penalties for certain behaviors.
The **Wade-Davis Bill**, on the other hand, was a proposal for Reconstruction that aimed to impose stricter requirements for southern states to rejoin the Union but was ultimately vetoed by President Lincoln. It did not seek to limit African American rights per se.
The **Enforcement Acts** were actually designed to protect African Americans' rights, specifically targeting the suppression of their political participation and the violent actions of groups like the Ku Klux Klan, so they do not fit into the category of laws that limited African American rights.
The **Civil Rights Act of 1866** was intended to affirm the rights of African Americans and counteract black codes; it aimed to protect their legal rights as citizens.
In summary, while the black codes sought to limit the rights of African Americans, the Wade-Davis Bill, Enforcement Acts, and Civil Rights Act of 1866 aimed to either reconstruct the nation or protect the civil rights of African Americans.
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