Guided Reading 7.06

What event led to the Democrats winning the House of Representatives in the election following 1873?

• The Civil War

• The Compromise of 1877

• The Depression of 1873

• The Presidential Election of 1876

Which party was blamed for the Depression of 1873?

• Democratic Party

• Republican Party

• Whig Party

• Federalist Party

Which organization was responsible for driving most southern Republicans out of the South?

• Freedmen's Bureau

• Democratic National Committee

• Ku Klux Klan

• National Rifle Association

Which Supreme Court action weakened the Civil War Amendments and Civil Rights Acts?

• Declaring them unconstitutional

• Ruling they only protected citizens on the federal level

• Strengthening state-level protections

• Expanding their reach to all states

What was the significant outcome of the Compromise of 1877?

• The beginning of the Civil War

• The end of Reconstruction

• The start of World War I

• The creation of the Electoral College

Which states had disputed election results in the 1876 Presidential Election?

• Florida, South Carolina, and Louisiana

• New York, Ohio, and Indiana

• Texas, California, and Virginia

• Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi

What was one of the conditions agreed upon in the Compromise of 1877?

• Democrats would take control of the Senate

• Hayes would become president

• Immediate end to all tariffs

• Expansion of military forces in the South

What did the Republicans agree to in the Compromise of 1877 regarding federal troops?

• Increase their presence in the South

• Withdraw all federal troops from the South

• Deploy them to the North

• Send them to the West

What was the main goal of the Reconstruction era?

• To punish the Southern states

• To rebuild the South and integrate it back into the Union

• To expand westward

• To industrialize the Southern economy

Carpetbaggers were...

• Newly freed slaves
• Southern Republicans
• Confederate Soldiers
• Northerners who took advantage of southern economic hardships