During Reconstruction, the Ku Klux Klan used terrorism and violence to pursue which political goal?

Question

A.
election of Andrew Johnson to the presidency

B.
control of Southern governments by Democrats

C.
control of Congress by the Radical Republicans

D.
adoption of new constitutions in Southern states

Answer 1

During Reconstruction, the Ku Klux Klan used terrorism and violence primarily to pursue the political goal of B. control of Southern governments by Democrats. The Klan sought to undermine the efforts of Reconstruction governments, which were often supported by Republicans and aimed at granting rights to newly freed African Americans, and to restore white supremacy and Democratic control in the South.