Southern Resistance to Reconstruction

Which of the following BEST explains the growing popularity of the Ku Klux Klan throughout the South in the 1860s and 1870s?

• The organization capitalized on Southerners' fear of the changes that occurred after the Civil War.

• The organization established the first public high schools and universities in many Southern states.

• The organization built many large factories and helped the South became a major manufacturing center.

• The organization was the dominant political party in the South and helped influence federal policy.

Which of the following BEST describes the men who founded the Ku Klux Klan in 1865?

• mercenaries hired by aristocrats in the South to terrorize African Americans

• Confederate veterans of the Civil War who resented Reconstruction policies

• carpetbaggers who came from the North to impose their lifestyle and cultural beliefs on the South

• white men who left the North because they believed African Americans were treated too well there

Under the Radical Republicans' Reconstruction policy, the federal government deployed troops to the South to stem the growth of

• the Order of the Southern Cross.

• the League of the South.

• the Border Ruffians.

• the Ku Klux Klan.

What were the purposes of the Black Codes enacted by Southern states during Reconstruction?

• to restrict the rights of African Americans and prevent them from achieving economic independence

• to help former slaves learn new trades and provide help to them and their families

• to prevent state governments from infringing on the rights of African Americans or preventing them from voting

• to punish former slaveowners and restrict their ability to own property

Following the Civil War, why did many Southern states enact Black Codes?

• to improve economic opportunities for African Americans

• to make government more representative of the population

• to restrict the rights and freedoms of African Americans

• to facilitate the desegregation of Southern society

In what way were white Southerners able to control their political affairs during Reconstruction?

• through the forced removal and relocation of African Americans to communities established in the North

• by passing laws restricting the voting rights of African Americans

• by establishing local courts not subject to federal oversight

• through expanding the practice of indentured servitude in which African Americans would only receive a wage by agreeing to not vote