Ku Klux Klan and Jim Crow Laws

The 1876 presidential election between Tilden and Hayes was highly controversial, leading to the Compromise of 1877, which ended Reconstruction and began the Jim Crow era. Jim Crow laws enforced racial segregation and inequality, upheld by the Supreme Court in Plessy v. Ferguson. African Americans faced disenfranchisement through literacy tests and poll taxes, while the Ku Klux Klan used violence to maintain white supremacy. Despite legal opposition, the Klan's influence waned as Jim Crow laws took hold across the South.

What was the outcome of the 1876 presidential election?

• Both candidates shared the presidency.

• The election was declared invalid.

• Samuel Tilden won the presidency.

• Rutherford B. Hayes won the presidency.

What was a key result of the Compromise of 1877?

• Federal troops withdrew from the South.

• The South gained more federal funding.

• Reconstruction policies were strengthened.

• Federal troops remained in the South.

What did the Jim Crow laws enforce?

• Racial segregation under 'separate but equal'.

• Abolition of slavery.

• Racial integration in public places.

• Equal voting rights for all races.

What was the significance of the Plessy v. Ferguson case?

• It abolished Jim Crow laws.

• It upheld the 'separate but equal' doctrine.

• It granted voting rights to African Americans.

• It ended racial segregation in schools.

How did literacy tests affect African American voters?

• They were abolished by the Supreme Court.

• They restricted African Americans from voting.

• They increased African American voter turnout.

• They had no impact on voting rights.

What was the purpose of Grandfather Clauses?

• To provide education for all races.

• To exempt poor whites from voting restrictions.

• To abolish poll taxes.

• To ensure all citizens could vote.

Who organized the Ku Klux Klan?

• Union veterans.

• Confederate veterans.

• Northern abolitionists.

• Southern politicians.

What was the primary tactic used by the Ku Klux Klan to enforce white supremacy?

• Legal challenges.

• Peaceful protests.

• Terrorist violence.

• Political campaigns.

What led to the disbanding of most KKK groups by the late 1870s?

• Abolition of Jim Crow laws.

• Legal opposition from Congress.

• Lack of public interest.

• Increased support for Reconstruction.

What marked the end of the need for the Klan to uphold white supremacy?

• The establishment of Jim Crow laws.

• The end of the Civil War.

• The abolition of slavery.

• The election of 1876.