REcon

What was the primary goal of Reconstruction according to Eric Foner?

• To reintegrate Southern states into the Union

• To punish the Southern states

• To economically rebuild the North and South

• To debate states' rights versus civil rights

What was the main reason for the conflict between President Johnson and Congress?

• Congress's desire to end Reconstruction

• Johnson's strict policies towards the South

• Congress's support for Johnson's policies

• Johnson's lenient policies towards the South

What role did the Ku Klux Klan play during the Reconstruction era?

• They promoted racial equality

• They acted as a military arm for the Democrats

• They supported the Republican policies

• They were a peaceful political group

What was the Compromise of 1877?

• An economic plan to rebuild the South

• A plan to remove all troops from the North

• A deal to start Reconstruction

• An agreement to end the military enforcement of civil rights

What was the impact of the Jim Crow laws established after Reconstruction?

• They promoted racial integration

• They supported federal civil rights policies

• They were overturned quickly

• They legalized racial segregation and disenfranchisement