1. The Abandonment of Reconstruction

2. Southern States “Redeemed” UPPER SOUTH DEEP SOUTH Whites were majority of voters once re-enfranchised = Easy to redeem their governments from Republicans Whites were majority of voters once re-enfranchised = Easy to redeem their governments from Republicans Whites were still outnumbered by A.A. and as a result went to extreme measures to stop A.A. from voting - KKK

3. Ku Klux Klan KKK was started by General Nathan Bedford Forrest Congress passed the Enforcement Acts or Ku Klux Klan Acts to stop the violence It was effective in in decreasing the violence Inside the New Klan - Part 1 Inside the New Klan - Part 2 Inside the New Klan - Part 3

4. Northern Support and Passion for Reconstruction Northern Commitment Wanes

5. The Election of 1876 Samuel Tilden - Democrat Rutherford B. Hayes - Republican Won the Electoral VoteWon the Popular Vote The election was a disputed one and was the result of a backroom deal that came to be know as the Compromise of 1877

6. The Compromise of 1877 Terms of the Deal: 1.Hayes would be President 2.The removal of all federal troops from the former CSA (troops still remained LA, SC, & FL) 3.The appointment of at least one Southern Democrat to Hayes's cabinet 4.Legislation to help industrialize the South

7. The Compromise of 1877 essentially ended Reconstruction in the South What do you think…Was Reconstruction a success or a failure? Discuss with a partner.