Reconstruction Notes 16 - 22

What was the main reason black Americans voted for Republicans after the Civil War?

• They wanted to join the army.

• Republicans were against slavery.

• Republicans offered better jobs.

• They were promised free land.

Who were 'carpetbaggers' during the Reconstruction era?

• Southern Democrats who supported slavery.

• Northern Republicans who moved to the South.

• Black Americans who gained voting rights.

• Southern Republicans who opposed slavery.

What was the primary goal of the Ku Klux Klan during Reconstruction?

• To intimidate and suppress black voters.

• To promote industrial growth.

• To support black voters.

• To rebuild Southern cities.

How did sharecropping affect black Americans after the Civil War?

• It led to informal slavery-like conditions.

• It provided them with wealth and land.

• It helped them move to the North.

• It allowed them to become political leaders.

What was the result of the Compromise of 1877?

• Democrats gained control of the North.

• Federal troops remained in the South.

• Black Americans lost their voting rights.

• Federal troops were removed from the South.