Question

Why did groups like the Red Shirts participate in violence in the months prior to the gubernatorial election of 1876? A) they wanted to see the defeat of the Democratic Party B) they desired to cause an uprising and secede from the U.S. C) they hoped to drive black voters away so whites could retake power D) they protested the lack of black participation in state government.

Also

Why can it be argued that the Redeemers in South Carolina were successful in seeing their goals carried out in 1876?
A) the income tax was created that year
B) the income tax was abolished that year
C) the Republican government lost power to the Democratic Party
D) the Democratic government lost power to the Republican Party

Answer 1

the awser is c ik this because in my history book it says this

Answer 2

c. the republican government lost power to the democratic party