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What term refers to Northern individuals who moved to the South during Reconstruction, often viewed negatively?
What are "Carpetbaggers"?
What year marked the end of the Civil War, leading to the beginning of Reconstruction?
1865
Who was the Republican candidate in the 1876 presidential election who later became president?
Who is Rutherford B. Hayes?
What major event involved the withdrawal of federal troops from the South, effectively ending Reconstruction?
What is the Compromise of 1877?
What is the 13th Amendment?
This amendment abolished slavery in the United States.
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)?
In what year did the Compromise which effectively ended Reconstruction occur?
(The Compromise of) 1877
Identify the former slave and Georgia state legislator who testified about Klan violence in 1869.
Abram Colby
What legislative act aimed to enforce the rights of African Americans during Reconstruction and was met with Southern opposition?
What are the Reconstruction Acts?
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?
Who were the Southern whites that supported the Republican Party during Reconstruction, often labeled as traitors?
What are "Scalawags"?
Why was 1876 considered a year of political irony in US History?
Centennial celebration of the Declaration of Independence took place as Reconstruction faltered.
Name the Northern soldier and judge who wrote about the violence against Republicans in the South.
Who is Albion Tourgee?
Which event marked a significant decline in federal support for Reconstruction efforts in the South?
Panic of 1873
What is the 15th Amendment?
This amendment granted African American men the right to vote?
Identify the group composed of formerly enslaved individuals who were seeking rights and support during Reconstruction.
Who are Freedmen?
What year did the 15th Amendment, granting African American men the right to vote, get ratified?
1870
Who was the Democratic candidate in the 1876 election that lost to Hayes?
Who is Samuel Tilden?
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)
What is the Enforcement Act of 1870?
This act aimed to protect the voting rights of African Americans in the South during Reconstruction.
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?
A financial panic took place this year, and shifted focus away from Reconstruction.
(The Panic of) 1873
Who was the first African American senator, elected during Reconstruction, representing Mississippi?
Who is Hiram Revels?
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.
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.