Which of these would have been a goal of the ku klux klan in the south during reconstruction?
a) making sure reconstruction went smoothly
b) assisting the scalawags and carpetbaggers
c) ensuring that freedmen had the right to vote
d) restoring southern democrats to political power

president thomas jefferson hoped that the embargo act of 1807 would the united states by demonstrating to britain and france their dependence on american goods, convincing them to respect american neutrality and stop impressing american seamen. instead, the act had a devastating effect on american trade.