Chapter 10-2 Republican Rule

Having gained the right to ________________, African Americans quickly began to organize politically and to take part in governing the South

• assemble

• veto

• worship

• vote

Most white Southerners scorned the ________________ Party, partly because it included Northerners and African Americans.

• Democratic

• Republican

• Whig

• Independent

____________________, founded in 1868 in Virginia, was an agricultural school first organized by Mary Peake.

• The Hampton Institute

• Howard University

• Shaw University

• Morehouse College

White Southerners working with Republicans were scornfully called ____________________.

• carpetbaggers

• scalawags

• Black Republicans

• freedmen

Because white Southerners were unable to publicly resist the Republican-formed state governments, many joined organized ________________.

• political parties

• unions

• secret terrorist societies

• police forces

How did President Grant react to the rise of the Ku Klux Klan after the Civil War?

• He chose to ignore it.

• He ordered Union troops to invade and impose martial law.

• He wanted to intervene, but feared it would only result in more violence against African Americans.

• He was outraged and backed legislation outlawing the Klan’s activities.

What housed schools, hosted social events and political gatherings, and were the center of many African American communities?

• churches

• government buildings

• plantations

• town halls

Republican-run state governments achieved which reform effort during the Reconstruction period?

• repealed black codes

• stopped all graft

• outlawed secret resistance societies

• guaranteed equal voting for all citizens

After gaining their freedom, many African Americans were elected to serve in state governments. Most aligned themselves with the

• African Independence Party.

• Democratic Party.

• Free-Soil Party.

• Republican Party

Many scalawags who did not want the wealthy planters to regain power were owners of small

• farms.

• herds of livestock.

• stores.

• textile mills.