Southern Landscape Flashcards
Black codes
No southern states allow blacks to vote
White ruling class in the south pass laws to
Put freed men back into 3rd class status
A.J. ‘S reaction to black codes
Refuses to intervene
Claims states rights 9th and 10th amendment
States rights are
A continual challenge of federal authority
14th amendment
Creates American National Citizenship
Prohibits any state from violating the right of any American citizen
14th amendment:
Equal protection under the law
Cannot deny rights without due process of law
14th amendment:
Voting rights
If any state Denys any citizen the right to vote, the number of their representatives will be reduced
14th amendment:
American citizens are
All native born on naturalized soil are American citizens
14th amendment left out
Women’s suffrage
Aj ran against what in the 1866 midterm elections
The 14th amendment