reconstruction pt 3 Flashcards
What were white sountherners upset about
the newfound freedom of blacks, they sought to fight back
What did the southerners form to fight back against black rights
the Ku Klux Klan
What was the Ku Klux Kan
an organization who used threats and violence to to spread their views, killing thousands
who was membership in the clan common among
white southern males
What happened at President Grant’s request regarding the KKK
Congress responded to the violence
What did Congress pass in response to the violence of the KKK
They passed the Enforcement Act of 1870 which prevented Klansmen from interfering with voting rights of blacks
What happened after the Enforcement Act of 1870
thousands of klansmen were arrested and the Klan was virtually wiped out
By 1978 most confederates had been… and the .. party gained much power in the south
PARDONED, DEMOCRATIC
What did the supreme court do around this time
the supreme court handed down several decisions that left interpretation 14th and 15th amendments to the states
who were the candidates in the 1876 election
Rutherford B Hayes- republican
Samuel J Tilden- democrat
who won the electoral vote and who won the popular vote
Hayes won one more electoral vote, but Tilden won the popular vote
What happened in four states
the results were disputed
What was created to settle the dispute of 1876 election
a commission
what party had more people on the commission
the democrats
Who did the commission name the victor
HAYES, however the democrats in congress rejected the decision
Then, they agreed to:
THE COMPROMISE OF 1877 which allowed Hayes to become president in return for the removal of federal troops from the south
now who had full control of the south
the democrats
When was reconstruction considered “complete”
1877
Success of reconstruction
union restored
economy saved
14th and 15th amendments
more opportunities for African Americans
Southern States implement mandatory education
Failures of reconstruction
bitterness of white southerners to federal govt
south is slow to industrialize
southern state got and KKK deny 14th and 15th amendments
southerners left in poverty
racist attitudes towards blacks
13th amendment
abolished slavery
14th amendment
equal protection under law
15th amendment
right to vote for qualified males
