3. the effects of congressional reconstruction

Question 1

level of voter registration and political participation of AA not seen again after 1877 until

Answer 1

1970s

Question 2

state - South Carolina

congressman 1867-77

Answer 2

8 black congressman

Question 3

state - Mississippi

congressman 1867-77

Answer 3

4

(including 2 speakers of the House

Question 4

why did role of federal institutions in promoting civil rights decline sharply after 1877

Answer 4

congress didnt defend changes it had made
presidents did not generally fully support civil rights
SC and state govs worked in opposite directions

Question 5

what ended the period of congressional reconstruction (troops withdrawn, southern states could ignore reconstruction legislation = return to position in 1865)

Answer 5

Hayes-Tilden Compromise

Question 6

what was the Hayes-Tilden Compromise

Answer 6

in order to secure presidency Republican Hayes makes a deal with states in south to let them get on with their own affairs in return for their vote

Question 7

south claimed regulation of race relations was a

Answer 7

state right