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100

What term refers to Northern individuals who moved to the South during Reconstruction, often viewed negatively?

What are "Carpetbaggers"?

100

What year marked the end of the Civil War, leading to the beginning of Reconstruction?

1865

100

Who was the Republican candidate in the 1876 presidential election who later became president?

Who is Rutherford B. Hayes?

100

What major event involved the withdrawal of federal troops from the South, effectively ending Reconstruction?

What is the Compromise of 1877?

100

What is the 13th Amendment?  

This amendment abolished slavery in the United States.

200

Which group was formed to resist Reconstruction efforts, used violence against African Americans and their allies, and fought to reestablish the Democratic Party's control of the South?

What is the Ku Klux Klan (KKK)?

200

In what year did the Compromise which effectively ended Reconstruction occur?

(The Compromise of) 1877

200

Identify the former slave and Georgia state legislator who testified about Klan violence in 1869.

Abram Colby

200

What legislative act aimed to enforce the rights of African Americans during Reconstruction and was met with Southern opposition?

What are the Reconstruction Acts?

200

What is the 14th Amendment?

This amendment granted citizenship and equal protection under the law to all persons born or naturalized in the United States? 

300

Who were the Southern whites that supported the Republican Party during Reconstruction, often labeled as traitors?

What are "Scalawags"?

300

Why was 1876 considered a year of political irony in US History?

Centennial celebration of the Declaration of Independence took place as Reconstruction faltered.

300

Name the Northern soldier and judge who wrote about the violence against Republicans in the South.

Who is Albion Tourgee?

300

Which event marked a significant decline in federal support for Reconstruction efforts in the South?

Panic of 1873

300

What is the 15th Amendment?

This amendment granted African American men the right to vote? 

400

Identify the group composed of formerly enslaved individuals who were seeking rights and support during Reconstruction.

Who are Freedmen?

400

What year did the 15th Amendment, granting African American men the right to vote, get ratified?

1870

400

Who was the Democratic candidate in the 1876 election that lost to Hayes?

Who is Samuel Tilden?

400

What was the series of violent encounters and intimidation tactics used by the KKK against freedmen and their allies called?

What are the Klan’s campaigns of terror? (Terrorism)

400

What is the Enforcement Act of 1870?

This act aimed to protect the voting rights of African Americans in the South during Reconstruction.

500

Which group was most responsible for advancing Reconstruction and fighting for the integration of Freedmen into American Society, Politics, and Economics.

Who are the Radical Republicans?

500

A financial panic took place this year, and shifted focus away from Reconstruction.

(The Panic of) 1873

500

Who was the first African American senator, elected during Reconstruction, representing Mississippi?

Who is Hiram Revels?

500

In the election of 1868, which President won the popular vote largely due to African-American votes in the South.

Who is President Ulysses Grant.

500

What are the Ku Klux Klan Acts?

This legislation was passed in response to the violence of the KKK and aimed to restore order in the South.

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