Start of the Post-Reconstruction Era

Post-Reconstruction

1877-1960s

Reconstruction ENDS when...

• Republicans lose strength in Congress

• Federal Troops leave the South.

• Former Confederates regain control of the South.

Multiple Choice

What year did Reconstruction end?

• 1865

• 1900

• 1877

Multiple Choice

Which political party took control over the South at the end of Reconstruction?

• Democrats

• Republicans

Poll

Without Federal Troops in the South will the former slaves still have their rights?

• Yes

• NO

• Maybe

Post Reconstruction: Jim Crow Era 1877-1950/60s

• Southern Democrats Regain Control

• Rise of Jim Crow Laws

• Rise of the KKK

Poll

I know what Jim Crow is.

• Yep I sure Do

• Not a Clue

• I think I have heard of it before.

Multiple Choice

What was the goal of Jim Crow Laws?

• Uphold white supremacy

• Protect the civil rights of all people

Fill in the Blank

Southern gov'ts argued that JIm Crow was legal if things were "Separate but ________"

Multiple Select

Which of the following are ways Jim Crow limited voting for African Americans? Choose 3

• Literacy Tests

• 15th Amendment

• Poll Taxes

• Grandfather Clauses

Multiple Choice

The group known as _______ used terrorist violence against African Americans and their supporters.

• Ku Klux Klan

• Freedmen's Bureau