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Reconstruction in Georgia

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What evidence is needed beyond Reconstruction-era legal changes?

  • Only the number of pages in a statute
  • Evidence about enforcement and actual participation
  • Only the location of the state capitol
  • Only the printed date of each law
Correct answer(s):
  • Evidence about enforcement and actual participation

Why did new constitutional rights after emancipation not automatically ensure equal participation?

  • All racial restrictions ended at the same moment
  • Voting rights depended only on railway access
  • Enforcement and barriers still affected participation
  • Constitutional changes applied only to foreign citizens
Correct answer(s):
  • Enforcement and barriers still affected participation

Which account of Reconstruction in Georgia is most complete?

  • Political and social change alongside economic rebuilding
  • Only the transfer of farmland to factories
  • Only a new name for the colonial period
  • Only the repair of bridges and railways
Correct answer(s):
  • Political and social change alongside economic rebuilding

Which period began in Georgia after the Civil War ended in 1865?

  • Trustee rule
  • Reconstruction
  • The American Revolution
  • The founding of Savannah
Correct answer(s):
  • Reconstruction

How does emancipation differ from Reconstruction?

  • Emancipation created colonies; Reconstruction issued charters
  • Emancipation ended legal enslavement; Reconstruction rebuilt postwar institutions
  • Emancipation rebuilt railways; Reconstruction created slavery
  • Emancipation moved capitals; Reconstruction founded Savannah
Correct answer(s):
  • Emancipation ended legal enslavement; Reconstruction rebuilt postwar institutions