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Q: What was the name given to a group of southern democrats who worked to break the power of republicans in the south during the reconstruction era?
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What were the political parties during reconstruction?

Democrats and Ex Confederate, Moderate Republicans, and Radical Republicans


How did republicans gain control the southern state governments during reconstruction?

The Republicans gain control of Southern state governments during reconstruction by federal forces. This happen from the railroad schemes in the South.


How did republicans gain control of southern state governments during the reconstruction?

The Republicans gain control of Southern state governments during reconstruction by federal forces. This happen from the railroad schemes in the South.


During Reconstruction their opponents called Southern white Republicans?

Scalawags


What did the southern democrats call the northerns who went to the south during the reconstruction?

Carpetbaggers.


What was the name that the former confederates gave to the southern republicans during reconstruction?

Scalawags.


How did republicans gain control of southern state governments during reconstruction?

all southern african american men could vote.


What factors led to the end of reconstruction?

Reconstruction collapsed around 1877, when Southern Democrats gained power in all the former Confederate states. The Southern Democrats opposed the reforms of Reconstruction and deprived African-Americans of the political rights they had gained during Reconstruction.


How did southern whites regain political power after reconstruction?

The scalawags(or Southern Republicans who supported the North) gained political office during Reconstruction and also, so did the Carpetbaggers(Noerthern Republicans who moved to the South and got elected to public office).


What was the main goal of the Radical Republicans who served in Congress during Reconstruction?

Reconstruction had absolutely nothing to do with rebuilding Southern infrastructure that was destroyed primarily by the North. Reconstruction and the goal of the radical republicans was to re-build the political male-up of the South to "look like" the north.


Who were scalawags and the carpetbaggers?

Scalawags were southerners who helped during Reconstruction and carpetbaggers were northerners who went south to help with Reconstruction. a helpful hint to remember which is which is to remember that scalawags and southerners both start with 's'.


What was an important difference between democrats and republicans during the gilded age?

The Republicans were in mroe power than the Democrats at the time. Keegan is silly.