September 25, Slides 6 Flashcards
What was the significance of race-based slavery in the USA?
Race-based slavery (1619-1865) created a system of economic and social hierarchy, where African-Americans were treated as property, providing the labor foundation for Southern economies.
What were the key outcomes of the Civil War (1861-1865) related to race and rights?
The Civil War led to the Emancipation Proclamation (1863), which freed enslaved people in Confederate states, and the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments (1865-69), which abolished slavery, granted citizenship, and protected voting rights for African-Americans.
What was the Reconstruction period (1865-1877)?
Reconstruction was a period of rebuilding in the South, marked by efforts to integrate African-Americans into society as citizens with civil rights, though it faced significant resistance and eventually failed to fully deliver equality.
What was the “Jim Crow” era in the South?
The “Jim Crow” era (1877-1960s) enforced legal segregation, disenfranchised African-Americans, and maintained economic and social systems of racial inequality through laws and violent suppression.
How did the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments aim to address racial inequality?
he 13th Amendment abolished slavery, the 14th guaranteed equal protection under the law, and the 15th protected voting rights regardless of race. However, their implementation was undermined during the Jim Crow era.
What economic challenges did African-Americans face post-slavery?
After slavery, African-Americans were left economically powerless due to discriminatory practices, sharecropping systems, and exclusion from land ownership and wealth accumulation.
How did state power prevent civil and political rights for African-Americans?
Southern states used laws, poll taxes, literacy tests, and violence to disenfranchise African-Americans and maintain white supremacy, despite constitutional amendments guaranteeing equality.
What role did racist ideology play in American society post-Reconstruction?
Racist ideology justified segregation, economic exploitation, and political disenfranchisement of African-Americans, portraying them as inferior to maintain systemic inequality.
How did the Emancipation Proclamation differ from the 13th Amendment?
The Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved people in Confederate states during the Civil War, while the 13th Amendment constitutionally abolished slavery across the entire United States.
What was the legal status of African-Americans during the “Jim Crow” era?
African-Americans were second-class citizens, subjected to discriminatory laws that enforced segregation and denied them civil and political rights.
What was the impact of Reconstruction on African-American civil rights?
Reconstruction initially expanded rights for African-Americans, but its end led to a rollback of progress, paving the way for the Jim Crow era and widespread disenfranchisement.
What were the “Black Codes,” and how did they affect African-Americans?
The “Black Codes” were laws enacted in the South during Reconstruction to restrict the freedoms of African-Americans, forcing them into exploitative labor contracts and maintaining racial hierarchies.
How did the Civil War Amendments address voting rights for African-Americans?
The 15th Amendment prohibited denying voting rights based on race, but voter suppression tactics during the Jim Crow era effectively nullified this protection for decades.
