Question

identify the statements that describe the redeemers and the impact of their rise to power.
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they raised taxes on wealthy landowners and used the money to subsidize schools and hospitals.
they increased budgets for schools and hospitals, as well as reduced taxes for people who owned property.
they passed new laws authorizing the arrest of virtually any person without a job and greatly increased the penalties for petty crimes.
they were a group of merchants, planters, and entrepreneurs who dominated regional politics and sought to undo reconstruction efforts.

Explanation:

1. Analyze each option:

• Option 1: Redeemers were conservative and aimed to cut public spending, so raising taxes on landowners for schools/hospitals is incorrect.
• Option 2: Redeemers reduced budgets for public services like schools/hospitals, so increasing budgets is incorrect.
• Option 3: The "Black Codes" - style laws (arresting jobless, harsher petty crime penalties) were part of their efforts to control labor (especially Black labor) and roll back Reconstruction, so this is correct.
• Option 4: Redeemers were a coalition of merchants, planters, entrepreneurs who wanted to end Reconstruction (undo its social/political changes), so this is correct.

Answer:

• They passed new laws authorizing the arrest of virtually any person without a job and greatly increased the penalties for petty crimes.
• They were a group of merchants, planters, and entrepreneurs who dominated regional politics and sought to undo Reconstruction efforts.