The "Black Codes" Passed by Several States Were Designed to

question 52

Multiple Choice

The "Black codes" passed by several states were designed to

• A) allow blacks to only work in agriculture.
• B) prevent blacks from moving into certain neighborhoods.
• C) safeguard the newfound rights granted to freedmen by the federal government.
• D) provide assistance and land to newly freed slaves.
• E) restrict the freedoms of blacks in multiple ways.

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