The Birth of the KKK

Who originated the white supremacist groups like the KKK?

• Those who were angry at Westward Expansion.

• Former Confederate Soldiers

• Southern businesspeople. 

• Northerners who were sympathetic with the Southern cause. 

What did these groups believe their purpose was?

• Establish governments with the old wealthy southerners.

• Dismantle the Union governments.

• To suppress the newly freed African Americans through violence. 

Choose the correct statement.

• White supremacist groups were resistant to the Republican held government which was trying to enact new Reconstruction laws and rights for African Americans.

• White supremacist groups were supportive of the Republican held government which was trying to enact new Reconstruction laws and rights for African Americans.

• White supremacist groups were aiding African Americans in their fight for civil liberties.

• White supremacist groups joined forces with the Radical Republicans to end Reconstruction.

Why did the KKK threaten African Americans?

• To get them off plantations so white Southerners could find jobs.

• To stop them leaving plantations.

• To send them to the North?

• So they could vote.

Around how many deaths were these white supremacist groups responsible for during a span of around 12 years?

• 100

• 50

• 1,000

• 4,000

How were the acts of terrorism effective?

• African Americans were able to vote in peace.

• African Americans won more civil liberties.

• African Americans stopped voting.

• The KKK won the elections.

Why was the Republican Party weakened in the South?

• African American voters voted for the Democratic Party.

• African Americans believed the KKK would help them more.

• The KKK won the elections.

• African Americans voters were intimidated by the KKK and stopped voting.

True or False: The Ku Klux Klan Act put an end to terrorism in the South. 

• True

• False

True or False: Nothing was done by the federal government to stop the KKK.

• True

• False