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4.3 Reconstruction
Question | Answer |
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Carpetbaggers | Northern Republicans, both Whites and African Americans, eager to participate in the state convention. |
Scalawags | Southern Whites who had backed the Union cause and now supported Reconstruction. |
Enforcement Acts | Laws that empowered the federal government to combat terrorism with military force and prosecute guilty individuals. |
Redeemers | Supporters of white-controlled governments. |
Klu Klux Klan | Angry white southerners who formed a secret terrorist group to prevent African Americans from voting by using threats and acts of violence. |
Panic of 1873 | A severe economic depression |
Civil Rights Act of 1875 | A bill that prohibited businesses that served the public - such as hotels and transportation facilities - from discriminating against African Americans. |
Samuel J. Tilden | New York Democrat. |
Rutherford B. Hayes | Ohioan Republican. |
Compromise of 1877 | In return for the Democrats' acceptance of Hayes as president, the Republicans agreed to withdraw the remaining federal troops from the South. |
How did Reconstruction affect the lives of African Americans? | It provided them with more political equality and gave their children a chance to gain an education. |
What groups formed a Republican alliance in the South during Reconstruction? | Reconstruction supporters. |
How did Congress respond to violence against African Americans? | Congress passed the Enforcement Acts. |
What historical era came to end in 1877? | The Reconstruction Era. |