Question

question 8 of 20
which diagram correctly shows one result of ending reconstruction in the south?
a. federal troops in the south are removed. → enforcement acts are enacted.
b. the ku klux klan, white league, and red shirts are formed. → falsely accused black americans are lynched in the south.
c. president hayes takes office in 1877. → there is disorganized violence against black americans in the south.
d. redeemers form hate groups in the south. → state and local governments safeguard the civil rights for black americans.

Explanation:

When President Hayes took office in 1877, Reconstruction ended as part of the Compromise of 1877 (federal troops were removed from the South). Without federal protection, there was an increase in disorganized violence (like lynchings, intimidation) against Black Americans in the South.

• Option A: Enforcement Acts were enacted during Reconstruction (not after troops were removed).
• Option B: The Ku Klux Klan, White League, and Red Shirts were formed during Reconstruction (not as a direct result of its end in the way the diagram shows).
• Option D: Redeemers (white Democrats who wanted to “redeem” the South from Reconstruction) did not safeguard Black Americans' civil rights.

Answer:

C. President Hayes takes office in 1877. → There is disorganized violence against Black Americans in the South.