Author Question: Aside from guaranteeing civil rights to former slaves, what makes the Civil Rights Act of 1866 ... (Read 260 times)

jparksx · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

Aside from guaranteeing civil rights to former slaves, what makes the Civil Rights Act of 1866 historically significant?

A) It guaranteed the rights of freedmen to marry whomever they chose, including white women.
B) President Andrew Johnson signed the bill as a tribute to President Abraham Lincoln, whose life was cut short by an assassin's bullet.
C) It was the first major law ever passed over a presidential veto.
D) It was the first major racial law that southern representatives in Congress helped pass.
E) It was the first post-Civil War legislation to have the support of both parties in Congress.

Question 2

The black codes enacted by southern states after the Civil War had all of the following rules in common except:

A) prohibiting interracial marriage.
B) pushing former slaves off plantations.
C) requiring annual contracts between landowners and black agricultural workers.
D) banning jury service by blacks.
E) preventing blacks from testifying against whites in court.