THE END OF RECONSTRUCTION

WHAT CAUSED THE END OF RECONSTRUCTION??

RADICAL REPUBLICANS WERE LOSING POWER

MANY NORTHERNERS GREW TIRED OF TRYING TO REFORM THE SOUTH

MANY FELT IT WAS TIME TO LET THE SOUTH RUN THEIR OWN GOVERNMENTS

WHAT CAUSED THE END OF RECONSTRUCTION??

CONGRESS PASSED THE AMNESTY ACT, GIVING THE RIGHT TO VOTE BACK TO WHITE SOUTHERNERS

THE ELECTION OF 1876

RECONSTRUCTION ENDS WITH THE ELECTION OF 1876

THE ELECTION OF 1876 ENDED RECONSTRUCTION

A DISPUTE OVER ELECTORAL VOTES BETWEEN HAYES AND TILDEN CAUSED A SPECIAL COMMISION TO SETTLE THE

COMPROMISE OF 1877

ISSUE. HAYES WAS GIVEN

THE ELECTION AND AGREED TO REMOVE THE UNION TROOPS FROM THE SOUTH TO PLEASE THE SOUTHERN DEMOCRATS

RESTRICTED RIGHTS

THE SOUTH WAS NOW BACK IN CONTROL OF THEIR GOVERNMENT AND PASSED LAWS TO KEEP AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN FROM VOTING

RESTRICTED RIGHTS

POLL TAXES-VOTERS HAD TO PAY TO VOTE LITERACY TESTS-REQUIRED VOTERS TO

READ AND EXPLAIN A SECTION OF THE CONSTITUTION

GRANDFATHER CLAUSE-IF A VOTER'S FATHER OR GRANDFATHER VOTED IN THE PAST, VOTER WOULD BE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE

PLESSY V FERGUSON

THE PLESSY VS FERGUSON CASE RULED SEPARATE BUT EQUAL WAS LEGAL.

SEGREGATION-SEPARATION OF RACES WAS NOW LEGAL

PLESSY V FERGUSON

THE FACILITIES FOR WHITES AND BLACKS WERE RARELY EQUAL

QUESTIONS???

1. NAME ONE CAUSE THAT HELPED TO END RECONSTRUCTION

2. WHAT HAPPEN WITH THE ELECTION OF 1876?

3. WHAT IS A POLL TAX?

QUESTIONS???

4. WHAT WAS A LITERACY TEST?

5. WHAT DID THE GRANDFATHER CLAUSE REQUIRE?

6. WHAT WAS THE RULING IN THE PLESSY V FERGUSON CASE?

QUESTIONS???

7. HOW DID AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN RIGHTS TO VOTE BECOME RESTRICTED?