After Reconstruction, white Southerners took extreme measures to ensure that African-Americans did not gain political power. One of the reasons why is because they feared that African-Americans would elect individuals who would try to change the southern way of life. In order to stop this from happening, several actions were taken.
1) Voting obstacles- Even though the 15th amendment said the no one can be stopped from voting based on race, color, or past servitude, many southern states went around this by implementing literacy tests and poll taxes. These tests and taxes significantly affected the African-American community, as many of them did not have a formal education nor a large enough income to vote.
2) Development of Ku Klux Klan- This organization used violence, intimidation, and threats to ensure that African-Americans did not use the rights guaranteed to them in the constitution.
Madison ask Congress to declare war against England to stop the seizure of American ships
Answer: Option B
<u>Explanation:</u>
Madison declared war against England in 1812. This was mainly done because Britain was always seizing American ships. These ships were basically used for trading with France and Britain's seizure of these ships affected the trade.
Sometimes Britain also seized the sailors who traveled on these ships. The seizures made by Britain were called impressiveness. The United States was however not ready to fight the war and did not have enough army or the required artillery for the war.
