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Reconstruction in Georgia

Question 3 • CCPS Georgia Studies 8 (45.00900) YL IC

What common factor influenced the creation of both the Freedmen’s Bureau and the Ku Klux Klan?

Answer
A
the loss of life and property during the Civil War
B
the freeing of enslaved people as a result of the war
C
the need to reestablish a political structure in the South
D
the anti-Southern agenda of President Andrew Johnson

Explanation

The Freedmen’s Bureau was created to help formerly enslaved people and others in the South after the Civil War. The Ku Klux Klan arose as a violent reaction against emancipation and the rights of Black Americans. Thus, the freeing of enslaved people was a common factor influencing both organizations.

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