Chapter 11 Louisiana History #4 Question Preview (ID: 54029)


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What was the goal of White Leaguers ?
a) restoring the state to white Democratic rule by whatever means necessary.
b) Taking land from poor white farmers
c) Getting more voters to vote for Democrats
d) To start a new Civil War

What was the goal of White Leaguers in the city of New Orleans?
a) To rid the city of Republican Rule
b) To rid the city of corrupt politicians
c) To rid the city of Democrats
d) To rid the city of African American influence

Governor Warmoth established a returning board. What power did a returning board have?
a) had the power to determine whether election outcomes were legitimate or the product of fraud or intimidation.
b) Had the power to overturn an election without cause
c) Had the power to limit the number of people that vote in an election
d) Had the power to change a slate of candidates in a National Election

Formation of groups such as the Knights of the White Camelia were
a) Common in Louisiana
b) A rare site
c) Usually only found in the Cities
d) Usually only found in Alabama

What was the purpose of paramilitary groups like the Knights of the White Camelia?
a) To intimidate African Americans into not voting
b) To fight for the Rights of African Americans
c) To destroy the property of people that were against freeing slaves
d) To continue the Civil War

Democrats realized that if African Americans kept voting for Republicans .......
a) They would not be able to regain political office
b) They would soon start voting for the Democrats
c) African Americans would be exploited
d) African Americans would be soon returned to slavery

True or False the Constitution of 1868 gave former Confederates the right to vote?
a) False
b) True
c)
d)

Northerners who came to the South after the war to take advantage of chaotic postwar condition and gain political power and to enrich themselves.
a) Carpetbaggers
b) Freedmen
c) Scalawags
d) Nomads

Which was part of the new Constitution of 1868?
a) Gave voting rights to black males
b) Created A new State Capital
c) Created a third Legislative Council
d) The Right for citizens to vote on every issue

How did the Reconstruction Acts change the Oath of Loyalty?
a) swear a renewed oath of loyalty to the United States and swear that they had never supported the Confederacy
b) They did not have to Swear to be loyal to the U.S.
c) They had to swear that they would Obey African American Governors
d) They had to swear that they had never owned slaves

what led to the tragedy in Colfax?
a) a dispute between Democrats and Republicans over who had won local offices
b) It was a race riot
c) A dispute over money
d) The freeing of an African American charged with a crime

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