Questions: Question 14 The Black Codes passed by southern legislatures in late 1865 and 1866 declared that slaves who served in the Union Army were rebels. restricted African Americans' economic opportunities. distributed abandoned plantation land. gave former male slaves the right to vote.

The answer is: restricted African Americans' economic opportunities.

This option is incorrect. The Black Codes did not specifically declare that slaves who served in the Union Army were rebels. Instead, these codes were designed to limit the freedom of African Americans and ensure their availability as a cheap labor force after the Civil War.

This option is correct. The Black Codes were laws passed by Southern states after the Civil War to restrict the rights of newly freed African Americans. These laws limited their economic opportunities by imposing severe restrictions on their ability to own property, conduct business, and move freely. For example, many Black Codes required African Americans to sign labor contracts, and those who refused could be arrested and forced into unpaid labor.

This option is incorrect. The Black Codes did not involve the distribution of abandoned plantation land. Instead, they were focused on maintaining the pre-Civil War social order and limiting the rights of African Americans.

This option is incorrect. The Black Codes did not grant voting rights to former male slaves. In fact, these laws were part of broader efforts to disenfranchise African Americans and maintain white supremacy in the South. The right to vote for African American men was later established by the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1870.