RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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Question
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White citizens were willing to use violence to protect the rights of black citizens.
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The federal government’s use of the military was an effective way to stop violence.
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As Reconstruction ended, clashes between blacks and whites were intensifying.
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Black citizens were able to form powerful militias to protect their own rights.
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Detailed explanation-1: -It was the first of a series of civil disturbances planned and carried out by white Democrats in the majority-black Republican Edgefield District, with the goal of suppressing black Americans’ civil rights and voting rights and disrupting Republican meetings, through actual and threatened violence.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which statement BEST explains why Reconstruction ended? Enforcement of Reconstruction Acts decreased because of political compromise.
Detailed explanation-3: -Hamburg was founded by businessman Henry Shultz from neighboring Augusta, Georgia – just across the Savannah River. Shultz established the town (which he named for his birthplace of Hamburg, Germany) as a commercial port that could compete against Augusta.