16) which of the following was the most dangerous for prisoners in andersonville prison during the civil war?
question 16 options:
torture by confederate guards
seasonal storms in south georgia
being sent to fight for the south
waterborne and airborne diseases
question 17 (4 points)t
he thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments were all important additions to the constitution because they question 17 options:
repealed previous amendments.
granted more freedom to women.
addressed issues that contributed to the civil war.
were passed over the objection of the majority of the states.
question 18 (4 points)
in american history, the term "reconstruction" refers to question 18 options:
problems associated with the transformation to an industrial economy. the admission of western territories to the u. s. as either free or slave states. federal government intervention in the former confederate states in order to monitor the treatment of former slaves. the establishment of a new system of agriculture in the western states and territories based on industrial machinery. question 19 (4 points) question 19 unsaved 19) what is the name of the labor system that developed throughout the south after the civil war kept poor blacks and white working in agriculture? question 19 options: antebellum indenturing sharecropping convict lease system question 20 (4 points) question 20 unsaved pic 20) in 1868, the georgia general assembly ratified the fourteenth amendment, allowing re-admittance into the union. though this amendment granted citizenship to black people, the house of representatives and senate of georgia soon removed the black members from the assembly. on what grounds did the state lawmakers claim to remove these members? question 20 options: the black members would need to be reelected after re-admittance. the black members had deceived voters to get elected into the assembly. the fourteenth amendment specifically prohibited black assembly members. the state constitution did not recognize blacks' rights to hold public office. question 21 (4 points) question 21 unsaved 21) presidential reconstruction following the american civil war can best be described as question 21 options: a plan to fix the damage to the white house caused by the civil war. a desire to rebuild the southern states quickly to control the economy. a desire to rebuild the country quickly and without hard feelings following the war. a desire to punish those southerners responsible for causing and/or prolonging the war. question 22 (4 points) question 22 unsaved 22) which group was created in late 1865 to use intimidation and scare tactics to prevent both programs of reconstruction and laws promoting racial equality? question 22 options: the ku klux klan the scalawags the white knights the knights of columbus question 23 (4 points) question 23 unsaved 23) · founded in 1865 · former slaves find homes, employment · ended in 1871 these are describing which government program? question 23 options: freedmen's bureau jim crow act 13th amendment confiscation act question 24 (4 points) question 24 unsaved 24) which is the best description of the southern economy during reconstruction? question 24 options: the southern economy was stabilized because of trade relationships with great britain and france. the southern economy was still based on agriculture and cotton, but now depended on sharecropping rather than slave labor. the southern economy was transformed from being based on agriculture to being completely dependent on industry and manufacturing. the southern economy was completely restored by 1866 and was actually more productive and profitable than the pre- civil war economy. question 25 (4 points) question 25 unsaved 25) the term "reconstruction" in united states history refers to the period after what event? question 25 options: the civil war the revolutionary war the constitutional convention the declaration of independence