Reconstruction Changes the South

Multiple Choice

How did the rise of scalawags and carpetbaggers influence political power in the Southern states during Reconstruction?

• They helped Southern Democrats regain control

• They supported Reconstruction and gained political power

• They opposed African American political participation

• They promoted the return of slavery

Multiple Select

Which of the following were strategies used to limit African Americans' rights during Reconstruction?

• Passing the Enforcement Acts

• Sharecropping contracts

• Violence and intimidation by the Ku Klux Klan

• Granting voting rights to all citizens

Open Ended

Draw Inferences  If you were a farmer, what system would you prefer: sharecropping, share-tenancy, or tenant farming?