Question

(MC)Which best explains why the Ku Klux Klan was formed?

to campaign against Democratic candidates in the South

to stop emancipated slaves from exercising their new rights

to protest Union occupation of the former Confederate states

to prevent carpetbaggers from permanently settling in the South

Answer 1

In Pulaski, Tennessee, a group of Confederate veterans convenes to form a secret society that they christen the "Ku Klux Klan." The KKK rapidly grew from a secret social fraternity to a paramilitary force bent on reversing the federal government's progressive Reconstruction Era-activities in the South, especially policies that elevated the rights of the local African American population. The most appropriate answer is B).

Answer 2

Next time, please ask in the history section.