After the civil war, congress reacted to rising violence against african americans by giving more money to the freedmen’s bureau. offering more education to southern whites. legalizing the actions of the ku klux klan. declaring martial law in some parts of the south.

Was the first african american to be appointed to the u.s. supreme court.

How did the construction of the erie canal improve transportation in the united states in the 1820s? a. the canal connected the great lakes to the mississippi river. b. the canal connected the great lakes to the ohio river. c. the canal connected the atlantic and pacific oceans. d. the canal connected the great lakes to the atlantic ocean.

Experimented with communism before taking part in a number of civil rights and antiwar protest