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What was the primary goal of the Redeemers?
What was the primary goal of the Redeemers?
- To ensure that former Confederates remained disenfranchised
- To promote racial equality and integration
- To support the continuation of federal troops in the South
- To undo the changes brought about by Reconstruction (correct)
What was the primary purpose of sharecropping and convict leasing systems in the post-Civil War South?
What was the primary purpose of sharecropping and convict leasing systems in the post-Civil War South?
- To facilitate the integration of freed slaves into the Southern economy
- To provide employment opportunities for freed slaves
- To maintain white economic and social dominance over African Americans (correct)
- To address labor shortages in the agricultural and industrial sectors
How did the Redeemers gradually disenfranchise African Americans?
How did the Redeemers gradually disenfranchise African Americans?
- By relocating African American communities to remote areas
- By using literacy tests in languages other than English (correct)
- By denying African Americans the right to own property
- By passing laws that explicitly prohibited African Americans from voting
What was the primary difference between tenant farming and sharecropping?
What was the primary difference between tenant farming and sharecropping?
What was the significance of the Plessy v. Ferguson decision?
What was the significance of the Plessy v. Ferguson decision?
Which of the following statements about convict leasing is true?
Which of the following statements about convict leasing is true?
What was the initial purpose of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) when it was formed in 1865?
What was the initial purpose of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) when it was formed in 1865?
How did paramilitary groups like the KKK and the White League attempt to achieve their goals?
How did paramilitary groups like the KKK and the White League attempt to achieve their goals?
What was the role of the 'Redeemers' in the post-Civil War South?
What was the role of the 'Redeemers' in the post-Civil War South?
What was a common practice that led to the conviction and forced labor of African Americans under the convict leasing system?
What was a common practice that led to the conviction and forced labor of African Americans under the convict leasing system?
What was the main problem facing Southern farmers after the Civil War?
What was the main problem facing Southern farmers after the Civil War?
What was the status of formerly enslaved people after the Civil War?
What was the status of formerly enslaved people after the Civil War?
What was the main impact of the Civil War on the male population of the South?
What was the main impact of the Civil War on the male population of the South?
What new labor arrangements emerged in the post-war South?
What new labor arrangements emerged in the post-war South?
What was the role of the federal government in the post-war South?
What was the role of the federal government in the post-war South?
