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Which was founded by former Confederate Army officers in Tennessee in 1866?

A
the Carpetbaggers
B
the Ku Klux Klan
C
the Scalawags
D
the Tennessee legislature
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Rutherford B. Hayes became the US president because

A
he won a majority of the popular vote.
B
Congress forged the Compromise of 1877.
C
votes from four states were recounted.
D
he was a popular Union general.
3

What led to resentment and violence among many white Southerners after the Civil War?

A
the rewriting of state constitutions
B
the attempts to end the Ku Klux Klan
C
the policies of the Democratic Party
D
the policies of the Republican Party
4

Who was Blanche Bruce?

A
a leader and founding member of the Ku Klux Klan
B
a presidential candidate from the Republican Party
C
the first African American politician to serve in Congress
D
the founder of the first school for African American children
5

What deal did Democrats and Republicans make regarding the presidential election of 1876?

A
The president would be a Democrat, and the vice president would be a Republican.
B
The president would be a Republican, and the vice president would be a Democrat.
C
The president would be a Democrat, and the cabinet would contain Republicans.
D
The president would be a Republican, and the cabinet would contain Democrats.
6

Which event brought about the Panic of 1873?

A
the end of the Civil War
B
the start of Reconstruction
C
several banks ran out of money
D
several major stocks crashed
7

Who was Hiram Revels?

A
a leader of the Ku Klux Klan
B
a Democratic presidential candidate
C
the first African American in Congress
D
a wealthy Mississippi landowner
9

During Reconstruction, which organization built schools and trained teachers?

A
the Scalawags
B
the Freedmen’s Bureau
C
the Carpetbaggers
D
the Southern Democratic Party
10

What nationwide event weakened support for the federal government in the mid-1870s?

A
the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1866
B
an attack on African Americans in Memphis
C
the passage of the Reconstruction Act
D
an economic panic and depression

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