RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
THE END OF RECONSTRUCTION AND THE ELECTION OF 1876
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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It ruled in favor of white Southerners who prevented African Americans from voting.
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It prohibited the federal government from punishing white Southerners who violated African Americans’ rights.
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It declared that states could deny citizens the right to vote if the denial was for some other reason than race.
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All of the answers are true.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Radicals felt strongly that the Confederates needed to be punished for their pro-slavery views and should only be readmitted to the Union after they had abolished slavery among other conditions. They believed that government intervention in states was necessary to ensure abolition and civil rights for Blacks.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Radical Republicans believed blacks were entitled to the same political rights and opportunities as whites. They also believed that the Confederate leaders should be punished for their roles in the Civil War.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following is true about the Radical-dominated Reconstruction Congress? It sought to build Republican Party support in the south by winning the black vote and curtailing the power of the planter class.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Compromise of 1876 effectively ended the Reconstruction era. Southern Democrats’ promises to protect the civil and political rights of Black people were not kept, and the end of federal interference in southern affairs led to widespread disenfranchisement of Black voters.