Question

What were the "Black Codes"? * A Laws made by Lincoln to protect former slaves. B Laws in the South that made it difficult for black people to get jobs, vote, and go to school. C Civil Rights laws that made it easier for former slaves to adapt to their new lives. D Top secret encoding methods used for messages during the Civil War.

Answer 1

B Laws in the South that made it difficult for black people to get jobs, vote, and go to school.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Black Codes which is often referred to as Black Laws is a term to describe the series of laws established by the southern states to targets the African American in the southern part of the United States such that it would make "it difficult for black people to get jobs, vote, and go to school." For example, the black laws of 1865 and 1866 restricted African Americans to work on low pay and restricted liberty.