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Bel lringer. Explain how Southern whites regained power during Reconstruction. The Collapse of Reconstruction. Opposition to Reconstruction. The Ku Klux Klan unleashes terrorism against black Americans Reconstruction opponents exert economic pressure

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Bel lringer

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  1. Bellringer • Explain how Southern whites regained power during Reconstruction

  2. The Collapse of Reconstruction • Opposition to Reconstruction • The Ku Klux Klan unleashes terrorism against black Americans • Reconstruction opponents exert economic pressure • Congressional legislation curtails Klan violence, but weakens the Republican Party in the South

  3. The Collapse of Reconstruction • Scandals and Money Crisis Hurt Republicans • Scandals weaken the Republican Party • Reformers in the party join Democrats, Grant defeats Horace Greeley • Bank and business failure cause the Panic of 1873 and economic depression

  4. The Collapse of Reconstruction • Judicial and Popular Support Fades • Supreme Court decisions undermine the 14th and 15th Amendments • Northerners begin to withdraw support for Reconstruction, Southern Democrats “Redeem” the South • Most white Americans lose interest in the problems of black Americans

  5. Class work • Review Chapter 12, Section 3 Assessment • Review flip cards • Complete Chapter 12 Assessment, pg 374

  6. Homework • Study Cornell Notes, flip cards, and section assessments for Chapter 12 test tomorrow • Complete Chapter 12 crossword puzzle

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