Why did white Southern Democrats

disenfranchise black men?

A. They feared the consequences of

African Americans having political

power.

O

B. They hoped African Americans would

leave the South after being denied

rights.

O

C. They wanted to encourage literacy

among formerly enslaved African

Americans.

O

D. They worried that African Americans

would dismantle Republican

governments.

Answer: The Industrialization and the Gilded Age Test

Answer:

1. A

2. A, D

3. A

4. C

5. D

6. - -

7. A, C

8. - -

9. - -

10. D

11. A, E

12. D

13. D

14. B

15. A

16. B

17. C

18. D

19. B

20. D

21. C

22. Laissez-faire: supported lack of government intervention in business affairs

Interstate Commerce Act: Regulated railroads

Sherman Anti-trust Act: banned business practices that supported monopolies

23. D

24. C

25. A

26. A

27. A

28. D

29. D

30. C

A. They feared the consequences of African Americans having political power.

Explanation:

To disenfranchise means to take away a person's right to vote. This was always an issue with African Americans during the Reconstruction. The Southern Democrats were worried that giving the African Americans the right to vote would encourage their participation in politics, which would in turn challenge their political strategies and policies. The Democrats did everything they could to prevent black men from registering to vote despite the fact that the 15th Amendment gave them suffrage.