Author Question: How did some black legislators try to gain land for blacks? A) They forced large property holders ... (Read 45 times)

Yolanda · **on:** Aug 9, 2018

How did some black legislators try to gain land for blacks?

A) They forced large property holders to give land to the state so that blacks could have it.
B) They taxed large landowners at high rates so that they would have to sell some of their land.
C) They never felt they had enough power to think about giving blacks land.
D) They advocated violence as a way to gain land during Reconstruction.

Question 2

Why were black political leaders unsuccessful in achieving their goals?

A) They were unskilled in politics.
B) They were generally uneducated, lower-class men.
C) They faced opposition from Democrats and white Republicans.
D) They attempted to gain support from European interests.