Jim Crow Laws and Their Origins

Very Hard Period 5: 1844–1877 End Of Reconstruction

The end of Reconstruction in the United States in 1877 brought about significant changes in the political landscape of the South. This period witnessed a gradual erosion of the rights that had been afforded to formerly enslaved individuals and the rise of policies that systematically disenfranchised many African Americans. Amidst this backdrop, various groups and policies emerged to redefine the social order. Which of the following actions most directly contributed to the establishment of Jim Crow laws in the post-Reconstruction South?

The Supreme Court ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) that upheld racial segregation.

The passage of the Thirteenth Amendment, which abolished slavery.

The assassination of President Abraham Lincoln and subsequent political turmoil.

The establishment of the Freedmen's Bureau to assist newly freed African Americans.

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