Carpetbaggers & Scalawags Video

What was the main purpose of the 13th Amendment passed after the Civil War?

• To establish educational reforms

• To abolish slavery

• To grant voting rights to all

• To redistribute land

Who were the carpetbaggers during the Reconstruction era?

• European immigrants settling in the South

• African-Americans moving to the North

• Northern migrants seeking opportunities in the South

• Southern whites supporting the Union

What term was used to describe Southern whites who supported the Republican Party during Reconstruction?

• Unionists

• Radical Republicans

• Democratic Redeemers

• Scalawags

Which group was formed in opposition to Reconstruction reforms and used violence to achieve their goals?

• The Ku Klux Klan

• The Union Army

• The Republican Party

• The Democratic Redeemers

What marked the end of the Reconstruction period?

• The election of 1876

• The formation of the Ku Klux Klan

• The passing of the 13th Amendment

• The start of the Civil War