Question

Describe how life was for freepeople after the Civil War.

Lesson 1: Expression of Freedom.

Example: held marriage ceremonies

List 3 more.

Answer 1

The thirteenth amendment ended slavery (1865), the fourteenth amendment guaranteed African American the rights of American citizenship (1868), and the fifth tenth amendment guaranteed black men the constitutional right to vote (1869).

Answer 2

More job options. Expanded selection. Could now buy things they weren't aloud to before.