Multiple choice

How did the Ku Klux Klan influence elections in the Southern states?

  1. They terrorized people to keep them from voting.

  2. They wrote a newspaper called The Ku Klux Klan Press.

  3. They made speeches which swayed the opinion of voters.

  4. They made speeches to sway the opinion of African Americans.
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Explanation

The Ku Klux Klan used violence, intimidation, and terror to prevent African Americans and white Republicans from voting, thereby restoring white Democratic control in the South. They did not rely on peaceful political speeches or newspapers to achieve their goals.

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