Drag and drop each phrase to the correct category to describe either the White League, the Red Shirts, or both.

Question

White League
Both
Red Shirts
Options
emerged in North Carolina
emerged in Louisiana
wanted to overthrow Republican control
participated in the Coushatta Massacre
influenced politics through violence and intimidation

Answer 1

Here’s how you can categorize each phrase:

White League

• emerged in Louisiana
• wanted to overthrow Republican control
• participated in the Coushatta Massacre
• influenced politics through violence and intimidation

Red Shirts

• emerged in North Carolina
• wanted to overthrow Republican control
• influenced politics through violence and intimidation

Both

• wanted to overthrow Republican control
• influenced politics through violence and intimidation

Since "wanted to overthrow Republican control" and "influenced politics through violence and intimidation" apply to both groups, they can be placed in the "Both" category.