April 13: The Colfax Massacre. The Ku Klux Klan, the Southern Manifesto, and the White Citizens' Council were ultra-nationalist, fascist white supremacy groups. Blanche Kelso Bruce Unit 9: Reconstruction | American History Quiz - Quizizz Blanche Kelso Bruce was the first black senator to serve a full term in the United States Congress. Reconstruction era was the period after the Civil War when the civil rights movement gained massive ground as the North and its supporters in the South passed laws aimed at integrating black people into U.S. society. Fill in the blanks to complete the statement describing the different political offices black men filled during Reconstruction. After the war he served in the Ku Klux Klan but distanced himself from them by denying any formal connection. All other trademarks and copyrights are the property of their respective owners. With Congress demanding that Southern states ratify the Fourteenth Amendment in order to gain re-admittance to the legislature, President Johnson begins a disastrous speaking tour of the North to bolster support for his policies in the mid-term elections. Reconstruction was a time of rebuilding the United States after the tumultuous years of the Civil War. Historians describe the violent conditions that prevailed in the South. Farrell Evans is an award-winning journalist who writes about sports and history. 1874 To unlock this lesson you must be a Study.com Member. Lincoln's lenient 10 percent policy upsets Radical Republicans, who expect the South to do more to gain readmission, and believe Lincoln's approach does not provide enough protection to ex-slaves. In Reconstruction: Presidential Reconstruction. In addition, each state was required to ratify the 13th and 14th amendments to the Constitution. skeptical: (a) trusting, (b) irate, (c) suspicious, Draw four columns labeled singular, singular possessive, plural, and plural possessive. Over four days, the insurrection develops into wholesale violence, with an uncounted number of victims. The main accomplishments of his time in office was the end of Reconstruction and the begining of reforms to the civil service. In 1876, Winslow Homer painted this imaginary scene between a former slave and a slaveowner. Known as the 10 Percent Plan, it requires only 10% of a former Confederate state's voters to pledge the oath before the state can begin the process of readmission into the Union. So, option B is correct. These were Virginia, Mississippi, Texas, and Georgia.