Which of the Following Describes the Progress of Reconstruction in the South

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes the progress of Reconstruction in the South between 1865 and 1900?

• A) After southern white resistance was broken down by military occupation, African Americans gradually won the right to vote in local elections.
• B) After the U.S. Army withdrew from the defeated southern states, white-dominated legislatures reestablished white supremacy and instituted segregation.
• C) The reign of the Ku Klux Klan was only temporary because its excesses were condemned by southern legislatures, most of which had accepted African American suffrage by 1900.
• D) After the defeat of the Democratic Party by mixed-race coalitions in the 1870s and 1880s, the Republican Party emerged as the dominant southern party by 1900.

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Definitions:

Functionalists

Functionalists are theorists in various fields who focus on the function or purpose of behavior and conscious experience.

Introspection

The review or study of one's own mind and feelings.

Conscious Processes

Mental activities of which an individual is fully aware, involving reasoning, decision-making, and self-awareness.

Objective Experience

Involves experiences that are seen as factual and observable, devoid of personal biases or interpretations.