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4.3 Reconstruction
5th hour 4.3 reconstruction in the south
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Carpetbaggers | Northern republicans. |
| Scalawags | southern whites who backed the union cause and supported reconstruction |
| Enforcement Acts | Three laws that empowered the federal government to combat terrorism |
| Redeemers | supporters of white controlled government |
| Ku Klux Klan | was formed by six former confederates in 1866 |
| Panic of 1873 | severe economic depression |
| Civil Rights Act of 1875 | A bill that prohibited businesses that served the public |
| Samuel J Tilden | democrat of new york and presidential candidate |
| Rutherford B Hayes | republican of ohio and presidential candidate who won |
| Compromise of 1877 | agreed to withdraw the remaining troops from the south |
| How did Reconstruction affect the lives of African Americans? | They thought they oppressed them. |
| What groups formed a Republican alliance in the South during Reconstruction? | African Americans formed a group with the carpetbaggers and scalawags |
| How did Congress respond to violence against African Americans? | enabled the right to exercise the rights of citizens |
| What historical era came to end in 1877? | Reconstruction era |