TRUE OR FALSE: 1. The Compromise of 1877 ended the period of Reconstruction TRUE

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TRUE OR FALSE:

1. The Compromise of 1877 ended the period of Reconstruction

TRUE OR FALSE:

2. Jim Crow Laws established in the South after Reconstruction allowed for the free participation of African Americans in elections.

TRUE OR FALSE:

3. 'Contraband" was the term used for slaves freed by the Union Army designating property of the enemy used in the war effort.

TRUE OR FALSE:

4. The Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 did not call for the recruitment of blacks into the US Army.

TRUE OR FALSE:

5. The Freedmen's Bureau helped both blacks and poor whites in the South during Reconstruction.

Explanation / Answer

1. True. The Compromise of 1877 ended the period of Reconstruction.

2. False. Jim Crow Laws established in the South after Reconstruction blocked the participation of African Americans in political life.

3. True. Contraband was a term commonly used in the United States military during the American Civil War to describe a new status for certain escaped slaves or those who affiliated with Union forces.

4. True. The Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 did not call for the recruitment of blacks into the US Army.

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