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What was the Republican Congress's aim with the reconstruction plan?
What was the Republican Congress's aim with the reconstruction plan?
- To restore full civilian control in former rebel states
- To impose military supervision on former rebel states
- To win control of all former rebel states
- To recognize former slaves as citizens with equal rights (correct)
What was the Democrats' declared goal in the post-war South?
What was the Democrats' declared goal in the post-war South?
- To support the Republican governments in the Southern states
- To restore civilian control in the Southern states
- To establish equal rights for former slaves
- To 'redeem' the South from 'negro rule' (correct)
What did the 'Redeemer' governments control in the Southern states?
What did the 'Redeemer' governments control in the Southern states?
- State capitol buildings guarded by U.S. soldiers
- Republican governments in Louisiana and South Carolina
- Former slaves' voting rights
- Everything else backed by white militia groups (correct)
What was the Republican government's status in Louisiana and South Carolina by early 1877?
What was the Republican government's status in Louisiana and South Carolina by early 1877?
What did some outraged Democrats predict if Tilden were not elected?
What did some outraged Democrats predict if Tilden were not elected?
What was the significance of the meeting at the Wormley House in 1877?
What was the significance of the meeting at the Wormley House in 1877?
What was the popular vote margin in favor of Governor Samuel Tilden over Governor Rutherford B. Hayes in the 1876 election?
What was the popular vote margin in favor of Governor Samuel Tilden over Governor Rutherford B. Hayes in the 1876 election?
What were the three Southern states that both parties claimed to have won in the 1876 election?
What were the three Southern states that both parties claimed to have won in the 1876 election?
What was at stake in the outcome of the 1876 election?
What was at stake in the outcome of the 1876 election?
What was the majority in the Electoral College for the Republican candidate if he had carried all three Southern states in 1876?
What was the majority in the Electoral College for the Republican candidate if he had carried all three Southern states in 1876?
What was the significance of the meeting at the Wormley House in 1877?
What was the significance of the meeting at the Wormley House in 1877?
What was at stake in the outcome of the 1876 election?
What was at stake in the outcome of the 1876 election?
What did some outraged Democrats predict if Tilden were not elected?
What did some outraged Democrats predict if Tilden were not elected?
What was the Republican Congress's aim with the reconstruction plan?
What was the Republican Congress's aim with the reconstruction plan?
What were the three Southern states that both parties claimed to have won in the 1876 election?
What were the three Southern states that both parties claimed to have won in the 1876 election?
What was the majority in the Electoral College for the Republican candidate if he had carried all three Southern states in 1876?
What was the majority in the Electoral College for the Republican candidate if he had carried all three Southern states in 1876?
What was the Republican Congress's primary goal in enacting the reconstruction plan in 1867?
What was the Republican Congress's primary goal in enacting the reconstruction plan in 1867?
What was the declared goal of the Democrats in the post-war South?
What was the declared goal of the Democrats in the post-war South?
Which party controlled the state governments in Louisiana and South Carolina by early 1877?
Which party controlled the state governments in Louisiana and South Carolina by early 1877?
What was the primary method used by Southern Republicans to maintain control in the former rebel states?
What was the primary method used by Southern Republicans to maintain control in the former rebel states?
What did Republicans aim to force white Southerners to recognize in the former rebel states?
What did Republicans aim to force white Southerners to recognize in the former rebel states?
What was the outcome of the Tilden-Hayes election in November 1876?
What was the outcome of the Tilden-Hayes election in November 1876?
What was the status of Republican governments in Louisiana and South Carolina by early 1877?
What was the status of Republican governments in Louisiana and South Carolina by early 1877?
What was the significance of the Tilden-Hayes election in 1876?
What was the significance of the Tilden-Hayes election in 1876?
What was the main form of opposition faced by Southern Republicans after gaining control of former rebel states?
What was the main form of opposition faced by Southern Republicans after gaining control of former rebel states?
What was the predicted consequence if Tilden were not elected in 1876?
What was the predicted consequence if Tilden were not elected in 1876?
