Which of the Following Statements About White Supremacist Organizations in the 1870s

question 13

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about white supremacist organizations in the 1870s such as the Ku Klux Klan is MOST accurate?

• A)The organizations had to operate in secrecy because they had little support among the broader white community.
• B)Despite initial resistance to terrorist tactics from blacks,the organizations' terrorist methods proved increasingly effective at subverting black political participation.
• C)Frustrated with the slow pace of progress in the South and the costs of Reconstruction,the federal government took no action to thwart the rise of white supremacist groups.
• D)Local governments were fully capable of ending these organizations' activities,but none showed the desire to do so.

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