Which of the following policies were enacted after the Emancipation Proclamation?a. The passage of the 13th amendmentb. Blacks were forced to sign labor contracts or be arrestedc. Black Codesd. The Vagrancy Acte. All of the aboveGroup of answer choicesea.b.c.d.
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Which of the following policies were enacted after the Emancipation Proclamation?a. The passage of the 13th amendmentb. Blacks were forced to sign labor contracts or be arrestedc. Black Codesd. The Vagrancy Acte. All of the aboveGroup of answer choicesea.b.c.d.
Solution
e. All of the above
All of the policies listed were enacted after the Emancipation Proclamation.
a. The 13th amendment, which abolished slavery, was passed in 1865, after the Emancipation Proclamation of 1862.
b. After the Civil War, many Southern states enacted laws that forced freed slaves to sign labor contracts. If they refused, they could be arrested.
c. The Black Codes were laws passed by Southern states in 1865 and 1866, after the Emancipation Proclamation. These laws had the intent and the effect of restricting African Americans' freedom, and of compelling them to work in a labor economy based on low wages or debt.
d. The Vagrancy Act was a part of the Black Codes, and it allowed for the arrest of individuals who could not prove they had a job, which disproportionately affected freed slaves.
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