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Mr. Larsen Social Studies

Historical Background - The End of Reconstruction Guided Notes Unit 2 - Lesson 5

Reconstruction Amendments:

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The Arrival of the Ku Klux Klan – What did The KKK do to intimidate black voters?

Early KKK Members

The Ku Klux Klan was founded by General Nathan Bedford Forrest, a Confederate General from the Civil War. The KKK was made up of whites from across the south - from all levels of society. KKK. What type of people were involved in the KKK?

What did Black Leadership accomplish during Reconstruction?

Make a Prediction: Why did Black Americans initially win many elections, but overtime went away?

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Mr. Larsen Social Studies Guide Notes - Unit 2- Lesson 5

Grant Responds to the KKK

The Enforcement Act (1870 and 1871) -��.

The KKK Act (1871) –

The White Southern Takeover

The Amnesty Act (1872) - This act made it so most former Confederates could vote again. As most supported Democratic politicians, more southern Democrats returned to political office.

What caused voters/northerns to turn their interests away from the South?��.

By 1876, most southern states were again controlled by Democrats. Only Florida, South Carolina and Louisiana remained in Republican control.

What was the Compromise of 1877 and why did it end “reconstruction”?

Judicial Reconstruction - In 1876, the Supreme Court ruled that ________________ and the ________________s were unconstitutional. The federal government couldn’t protect African Americans from attack. That protection would be left to the Southern states. Klan violence began again almost immediately.

Now that southern whites re-gained complete control of the South, they worked to make sure that African Americans would have no voting power. Explain the following:

�Literacy Tests -

Poll Taxes –

Jim Crow –

Plessy V. Ferguson –

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Exit Ticket - The End of Reconstruction

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1. How was the KKK involved in Bringing about the end of reconstruction ?

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2. How was the Supreme Court involved in bringing about the end of reconstruction?

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3. How did the Federal Government help to end Reconstruction?

4. Why would Reconstruction be considered a failure by most historians?

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