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The Rise of Carpetbaggers and the KKK During Reconstruction

This chapter explores the post-Civil War era in the South, highlighting the impact of northern carpetbaggers and southern scalawags who supported Reconstruction and the Republican Party. The formation of the Ku Klux Klan in December 1865 is examined, detailing its origins as a social club for former Confederate soldiers and its evolution into a violent organization aimed at intimidating Republican voters, freedmen, and their supporters. The federal government's response through the Enforcement Acts is also discussed, illustrating efforts to curb Klan violence and protect voting rights.

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The Rise of Carpetbaggers and the KKK During Reconstruction

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  1. Republican Rule Ch12 Sec3

  2. Carpetbaggers • Northerners who moved south seeking to make a profit.

  3. Scalawags • Southerners who supported the Republicans and Reconstruction. • Many had supported the Union.

  4. Ku Klux Klan • Dec. 1865, 6 former Confederate soldiers met in Pulaski, TN to form a social club. • Wanted the club to be secret • Formed the KKK

  5. Ku Klux Klan • Klan members started playing pranks on blacks • Pranks turned into violence • Klan sought to intimidate Republican voters • Targets were carpetbaggers, scalawags, freedmen.

  6. Enforcement Acts • Passed by Grant & Congress to stop Klan violence. • 1st- Federal crime to interfere w/ voting. • 2nd- Federal elections put under supervision. • 3rd- KKK Act- Klan was illegal. • Very few Klan members actually convicted.

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