The Post Reconstruction Era

What did anti-Reconstruction politicians in the South call themselves in the 1870s?

• Reformers

• Redeemers

• Revolutionaries

• Resisters

Who ran against Republican Rutherford B. Hayes in the election of 1876?

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Andrew Johnson

• Samuel Tilden

• James Garfield

What marked the end of Reconstruction in 1877?

• The election of Rutherford B. Hayes

• The withdrawal of the last troops from the South

• The passing of the Civil Rights Act

• The beginning of the Industrial Revolution

What did Southern leaders envision for the "New South"?

• A strong industrial and agricultural economy

• A return to pre-Civil War conditions

• A focus on small-scale farming

• A society based on segregation

What methods did Southern states use to deny African Americans their right to vote?

• Poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses

• Direct violence and intimidation

• Legal challenges and court cases

• Economic sanctions and boycotts

Who were the Exodusters?

• African Americans who migrated from the South to Kansas

• African Americans who joined the Buffalo Soldiers

• African Americans who stayed in the South

• African Americans who moved to Northern cities