What impact did African American voters have on politics in the South quizlet?

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What impact did African American have in elections quizlet?
What role did African Americans play in the early Reconstruction politics in the South?
Why was the African American vote so important to the Republicans quizlet?
How did African Americans participate in politics during Reconstruction quizlet?

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Sunflower is a 23-year-old high school dropout living in Seattle, Washington. Based on statistics from previous elections, is Sunflower likely to vote in the upcoming midterm election for state representative?

a. No, age, education level, and type of election make her unlikely to vote.
b. Yes, coffee drinkers, for which Seattle is known, tend to vote more frequently than tea drinkers.
c. No, young people on the West Coast are only interested in local politics, not politics at the state level.
d. Yes, young people are the most likely to vote in state elections.

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African Americans
Brought here against their will and sold as slaves.
Did not have citizenship or the right to vote.
Faced violence and Jim Crow laws even after the Civil War.

Asian Americans
The U.S. made laws to prevent Chinese and Japanese immigrants from coming to the U.S.
Forced Japanese Americans into internment camps during World War II.

Hispanics
Have faced discrimination in employment, housing, voting, and education.
Immigration debate centered around hispanics and often not other groups.

Women
Before 1920 Women could not vote, serve on juries, and had unequal property and custody rights compared to men.
Women were expected to take care of the family and did not have the educational or job opportunities that men did.
Even today women are still fighting for equal pay and opportunities in the workplace.

Native Americans
Forced off their land and onto reservations by treaties that were signed and violated by the U.S.
Forced to go to "Americanization" schools where they were stripped of their native culture and made to learn "American" culture and values.

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What impact did African American have in elections quizlet?

What impact did African Americans have in elections? They became a largely influential voting block that could sway votes.

What role did African Americans play in the early Reconstruction politics in the South?

During Reconstruction, about 2,000 African American men served in political office. Hundreds of blacks held local offices in the South, more than 600 were elected to state legislatures, and 16 served in Congress. To take these posts, they often had to win elections plagued by violence and fraud.

Why was the African American vote so important to the Republicans quizlet?

Why was the African-American vote so important to the Republicans? Because they were freed slaves who voted to support the Republican ideas.

How did African Americans participate in politics during Reconstruction quizlet?

How did African Americans participate in politics during Reconstruction? African Americans registered to vote and ran for office, both in local offices, as mayors and councilmen, state legislatures and the national Congress. Many of these men were veterans who had fought in the Union army.