The objects of the Klan, as have been already hinted at, were to banish the so-called “carpet baggers” from the State, restore t
he freedmen to positions of [laborers] under their former masters, and regain control of the government of the State. –Recollections of the Inhabitants, Localities, Superstitions, and KuKlux Outrages of the Carolinas,
John Patterson Green, 1880
According to the text, what were the goals of the Ku Klux Klan? Check all that apply.
to put the Republicans in power
to re-create the system of slavery
to rid the state of Northern officials
to bring an end to the black codes
to gain control of the state government
