North or South: Who Killed Reconstruction? Document A

The KKK are trying to keep Northerners from coming to the South. FACTS The KKK are targeting carpetbaggers, republicans and people associated with the military. INFERENCES The KKK are trying to keep Northerners from coming to the South. ARGUMENTS The South is responsible because the KKK is running rampant around the South and intimidating Northerners.

The KKK are killing people in very public places (courthouses). The KKK are trying to scare and intimidate Northerners and their supporters. The KKK (a Southern institution) is using terrorist tactics to scare Northerners from instituting Reconstru-ction policies.

Main Idea: The author wrote the document to warn others about the KKK, their actions, who they were targeting and who was next.

Document number or letter : Source - Where did the document come from? Title of Document: Date of Document: Author Point of View or Possible Bias Author of Document: primary source OR secondary source (circle one) Facts Write quotes from the document that give you information to help you answer the question. Each quote must be one full sentence and include citation, for example (Doc. A). Inferences What can I learn from this document that is not openly said in the document (what educated guess can I make about this fact)? Your response should be one full sentence. Arguments From the fact and inference, how does this information help you answer the question. Your response should be one full sentence. Buckets What analytical bucket does this fact belong in? The KKK are targeting carpetbaggers, republicans, and people associated with the military. The KKK are trying to keep Northerners from coming to the South. The South is responsible because the KKK is running rampant around the South and intimidating Northerners.   The KKK are killing people in very public places (courthouses). The KKK are trying to scare and intimidate Northerners and their supporters. The KKK (a Southern institution) is using terrorist tactics to scare Northerners from instituting Reconstruction policies.

North or South: Who Killed Reconstruction? Document B

The South is responsible because the KKK is intimidating Republicans. Colby was attacked by the KKK because he voted Republican and he did not accept a bribe to give up his office. The goal of the KKK is to get control of the government by any means necessary. The South is responsible because the KKK is intimidating Republicans.

The KKK was made up of “first-class men in our town.” The KKK had money and power in Southern towns. The South because the KKK wants to gain political power by intimidating Republicans and their supporters.

Main idea: To inform the reader how intimidation was used by the KKK.

North or South: Who Killed Reconstruction? Document C

The North does not care about the problems that the South has. The North is indifferent (does not care) about the actions of the KKK in the South. The North does not care about the problems that the South has. The North is giving up on trying to fix the South.

The North is focused on national concerns (Panic of 1873) instead of violence in the South. The North feels that the bad economy and political corruption is more important than the violence in the South. The North believes that the violence of the KKK is a “Southern problem,” not a national problem.

The North is giving up on the South and believed that the KKK was a problem for the South to fix.

North or South: Who Killed Reconstruction? Document D

“blacks are unfit for political duties” “blacks need a period of probation and instruction” Northerners believe that freedman are ignorant in how government works. Write your own argument

Write your argument here. Freedman need to learn “the true method of gaining honorable subsistence.” (learn how to make an honest living). Northerners believe that Freedman lack basic job skills. (reading and writing). Write your argument here.