Question

1. choose the best answer.

____groups that included the knights of the white camellia, the constitutional union guards, and the knights of the ku klux klan used terror to keep black citizens out of politics and economically dependent.
vigilante
privateer
ranger
corsair

1. choose the best answer.

passage of the third force act in 1871 allowed grant to use the u.s. military to ____.
disband the ku klux klan
protect polling places during national elections
protect elected officials from threats
replace southern state governments

Explanation:

• Question 5: Vigilante groups often operate outside of the law and use force or terror. The groups mentioned (Knights of the White Camellia, Constitutional Union Guards, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan) used terror tactics, which aligns with the definition of vigilante groups. Privateers were private individuals authorized to attack enemy ships in wartime. Rangers are typically military or law - enforcement units (e.g., Texas Rangers). Corsairs were pirates, especially those from the Mediterranean.
• Question 6: The Third Force Act (also known as the Ku Klux Klan Act) was passed to combat the violence and intimidation by groups like the Ku Klux Klan. It allowed the President (Grant) to use the military to deal with these illegal organizations. While protecting polling places and elected officials might be related to the broader goal of combating Klan violence, the main and most direct purpose was to deal with the Klan itself. Replacing Southern state governments was not the intent of this act.

Answer:

1. A. Vigilante
2. A. disband the Ku Klux Klan