Resistance to Reconstruction in the South

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Black Codes were enacted by Southern states.

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Designed to regulate relations between white Southerners and newly freed slaves.

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Key restrictions of Black Codes.

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Denied blacks the right to testify against whites, serve on juries, vote, and express legal concern publicly.

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When was the Ku Klux Klan founded?

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The KKK was founded in 1866.

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The Klan's initial methods.

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Tried to scare blacks into compliance and keep them from voting.

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Impact of the Thirteenth Amendment on Black Codes.

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Required all blacks to provide proof of employment or work for white landowners.

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Role of federal troops in the South post-Reconstruction.

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Their absence allowed the Ku Klux Klan to re-emerge in earnest.

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Political and economic factors led to the abandonment of Reconstruction.

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Abandonment of Reconstruction due to political and economic factors.

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How many black candidates were elected to various positions during Reconstruction?

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Around 2,000 black candidates elected during Reconstruction.

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The Compromise of 1877 led to the withdrawal of federal troops from the South.

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Compromise of 1877 caused the end of Reconstruction.