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During Reconstruction, Congress passed the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments

A
to establish martial law in parts of the South and maintain law and order in the wake of growing violence.
B
to grant African Americans more rights, such as citizenship, and greater protections under the law.
C
to create stricter laws against violence and stop the terrorism and intimidation tactics of the Ku Klux Klan.
D
to give White Southerners more rights, particularly poor farmers who were struggling financially after the war.
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How was the Ku Klux Klan affected by the passage of the Enforcement Acts?

A
The organization’s membership increased because the new laws supported their activities.
B
A few members stopped using violent tactics, but most continued to terrorize African Americans.
C
Many members were jailed or fined for committing criminal acts such as intimidation and murder.
D
They joined forces with other white supremacist groups and successfully opposed the new laws.
3

Why did Congress pass the Enforcement Acts between 1870 and 1875?

A
to establish military districts in the South
B
to force ex-Confederates to join the Union Army
C
to protect the rights of African Americans
D
to take over land abandoned during the war
4

Some Southerners joined groups like the Red Shirts because

A
they blamed the North for ending slavery.
B
they wanted to meddle in Northern affairs.
C
they needed an organization to rebuild their cities.
D
they wanted to extend slavery into the North.
5

Many White Southerners rejected Reconstruction because

A
they wanted to rebuild the South without help from the North.
B
they did not want to share power with African Americans.
C
they thought it would cost too much to rebuild the economy.
D
they did not want to support the policies of the Democratic Party.
6

Nathan Bedford Forrest, the first leader of the Ku Klux Klan,

A
was a former Confederate general who killed African American soldiers at a fort in Tennessee.
B
was a former Union general who killed proslavery Confederate soldiers at a fort in Tennessee.
C
was a former Union general who came to the South for personal gain and was called a “carpetbagger.”
D
was a Republican who had served in Congress and supported Radical Reconstruction policies.
7

To combat Reconstruction reforms, some Southerners organized

A
white supremacy groups.
B
the Freedman’s Bureau.
C
a new Republican Party.
D
a new Democratic Party.
8

Which of the following gave African American men the right to vote?

A
the Reconstruction Act
B
the Enforcement Acts
C
the Fourteenth Amendment
D
the Fifteenth Amendment
9

Which of the following groups worked to stop violence against African Americans?

A
the Southern Democrats
B
the Radical Republicans
C
the Red Shirts
D
the Knights of the White Camellia
10

Some White Southerners joined the Ku Klux Klan because

A
it provided money to rebuild Southern cities.
B
it supported the Radical Republicans.
C
it was a powerful way to oppose the North.
D
it provided aid to poor Southern farmers.

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