8 - Wednesday - The End of Reconstruction

What was the main goal of the Ku Klux Klan after it was founded by Confederate veterans?

• Restore White supremacy through intimidation and terror.

• Promote racial equality and justice.

• Support the rights of Black voters.

• Encourage peaceful political debate.

What was the Whiskey Ring scandal?

• High ranking officials stole gold from the treasury

• IRS agents accepted bribes from whiskey distillers, costing millions in revenue

• Railroad companies bribed senators for land grants

• The government sold weapons to foreign countries

How did the scandals during Grant’s Administration affect the Republican Party?

• They strengthened the party’s resolve to continue Reconstruction

• They weakened the Republican Party and its resolve to continue Reconstruction

• They led to the immediate resignation of President Grant

• They resulted in the party gaining more public support

What was the main legacy of the Freedmen’s Bureau before it was allowed to expire?

• Land distribution

• Education

• Voting rights

• Economic reform

What was the Panic of 1873?

• • A violent uprising of former Confederate soldiers against Reconstruction governments

• A scandal in which President Grant was impeached for corruption

• • Economic crisis as Northern economy, expanding since war, corrects

• 1. labor strike by railroad workers demanding higher wages after the Civil War

Who were the main candidates in the Election of 1876?

• Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant

• Andrew Johnson and Rutherford Hayes

• Samuel Tilden and Rutherford Hayes

• Samuel Tilden and Andrew Johnson

Who became President of the United States as a result of the Compromise of 1877?

• Rutherford B. Hayes

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Andrew Johnson

• Samuel J. Tilden

What were the outcomes of the Compromise of 1877? (Pick two)

• Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President

• The South is fully re-entered into the United States

• Reconstruction ends

• Democrats get the majority in Congress

What did the "Home Rule" that began after the Compromise of 1877 refer to?

• Southern states regained control over their own governments

• The North controlled the South

• The federal government increased its power in the South

• The South was divided into military districts

Which amendments were ignored by Southern states to establish new rules for African-Americans after the Civil War?

• 1st & 2nd Amendments

• 10th & 11th Amendments

• 14th & 15th Amendments

• 18th & 19th Amendments