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what was the main goal of the ku klux klan in the 1860s and 1870s?
to terrify freedmen so that they would not exercise their new rights
to help freedmen to register to vote in state and national elections
to collect contributions for white southerners about to lose their farms
to provide an alternative to the democratic and republican parties in the south

Explanation:

The Ku Klux Klan in the 1860s - 1870s aimed to terrorize freedmen to prevent them from exercising their new - found rights, especially voting rights. This was part of their efforts to re - establish white supremacy in the South after the Civil War.

Answer:

To terrorize freedmen so that they would not exercise their new rights.