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Which statement BEST explains the rise of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) in Georgia in the 1860s?

• Many white Southerners felt threatened by the growing political and economic power of African Americans in the state.

• The KKK argued that federal troops were ineffective in maintaining law and order in Georgia during Reconstruction.

• Many business owners in Georgia were concerned about declining profits and the growing power of labor unions.

• The KKK established hospitals and schools throughout the state to improve the quality of life in poor communities.

How did the goals of the Freedman's Bureau and the Ku Klux Klan differ?

• The Ku Klux Klan wanted African Americans to get jobs to help the southern economy.

• The Ku Klux Klan wanted African Americans to have civil rights.

• The Ku Klux Klan wanted to scare African American voters.

• The Ku Klux Klan wanted African Americans to pay taxes.

What were among the goals of the Freedmen's Bureau, a federal agency created following the Civil War? Select all that apply.

• to provide food to the poor in the South

• to establish schools and hospitals for freedmen

• to settle legal disputes between African Americans and whites

• to provide military training for African Americans in the South

• to help elect African Americans to state legislatures

In contrast to the Congressional Reconstruction plan, what was the focus of President Andrew Johnson's plan?

• protecting of the rights of freedmen and freedwomen

• readmitting states to the Union as quickly as possible

• punishing the Southern states for starting the Civil W

• providing economic opportunities for African Americans

Under Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction plan, which TWO of the following must each former Confederate state do in order to be readmitted to the Union?

• pay reparations to the federal government

• repeal its secession ordinance

• imprison former Confederate leaders

• abolish the practice of slavery