Question

Created in 1865 in Pulaski, Tennessee, the Ku Klux Klan's goal was to ____________________.

• A. Intimidate African-Americans into accepting a second-class citizen status and end Reconstruction.
• B. Rebuild the Confederate Army and fight a guerilla war against Northern troops in the South during Reconstruction.
• C. Elect white Southerners to state legislatures and Congress in order to legally overturn Reconstruction.
• D. Kill every freedman in the South or drive to them to emigrate to the North.
• E. Follow the lead of John Wilkes Booth and try to assassinate US government leaders.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Intimidate African-Americans into accepting a second-class citizen status and end Reconstruction.

The Ku Klux Klan or KKK is an American white hate group that target the African American people. They have existed in three different phases throughout history, right from the time of reconstruction to the present.