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Which of the following groups worked to stop violence against African Americans?

A
the Southern Democrats
B
the Radical Republicans
C
the Red Shirts
D
the Knights of the White Camellia
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Which of the following gave African American men the right to vote?

A
the Reconstruction Act
B
the Enforcement Acts
C
the Fourteenth Amendment
D
the Fifteenth Amendment
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Which group used violence against African Americans during the late 1800s and early 1900s?

A
white Republicans
B
white supremacists
C
scalawags
D
carpetbaggers
4

What was one reason why many White Southerners opposed Reconstruction?

A
They felt Northerners were getting rich at their expense.
B
They feared progress made since the Civil War ended would be impeded.
C
They were concerned it would cause race-related violence against former enslavers.
D
They preferred to enact the polices of the Republican Party, which favored the South.
5

During Reconstruction, Congress passed the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments

A
to establish martial law in parts of the South and maintain law and order in the wake of growing violence.
B
to grant African Americans more rights, such as citizenship, and greater protections under the law.
C
to create stricter laws against violence and stop the terrorism and intimidation tactics of the Ku Klux Klan.
D
to give White Southerners more rights, particularly poor farmers who were struggling financially after the war.
6

Why did Congress pass the Enforcement Acts between 1870 and 1875?

A
to establish military districts in the South
B
to force ex-Confederates to join the Union Army
C
to protect the rights of African Americans
D
to take over land abandoned during the war
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Many White Southerners rejected Reconstruction because

A
they wanted to rebuild the South without help from the North.
B
they did not want to share power with African Americans.
C
they thought it would cost too much to rebuild the economy.
D
they did not want to support the policies of the Democratic Party.
8

Some Southerners joined groups like the Red Shirts because

A
they blamed the North for ending slavery.
B
they wanted to meddle in Northern affairs.
C
they needed an organization to rebuild their cities.
D
they wanted to extend slavery into the North.
9

Racial violence in the South in the late 1800s often included

A
lynching.
B
robbery.
C
gun violence.
D
kidnapping.
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To combat Reconstruction reforms, some Southerners organized

A
white supremacy groups.
B
the Freedman’s Bureau.
C
a new Republican Party.
D
a new Democratic Party.

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