Asked by Stephan Doolin on Jun 05, 2024
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Which of the following statements about conditions in the South in late 1865 and early 1866 is LEAST accurate?
A) Terrorist bands of white southerners calling themselves Regulators and Jayhawkers attacked black people with impunity.
B) The U.S.Congress affirmed the policies of Presidential Reconstruction,thus allowing the worst abuses against southern blacks to continue unchecked.
C) Elections in the South in late 1865 sent dozens of leading Confederate figures to Congress,including the former vice president of the Confederacy.
D) In early 1866 the U.S.Congress repudiated the federal elections held in the South in late 1865.
Terrorist Bands
Groups that engage in acts of terrorism, using violence and intimidation to pursue political goals.
Presidential Reconstruction
The period immediately following the Civil War, wherein Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson attempted to reintegrate the Southern states back into the Union with minimal changes to their social systems.
- Assess the repercussions of legislative actions and amendments in the Reconstruction period on the legal rights and personal lives of African Americans.
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tuhada punjabJun 09, 2024
Final Answer :
B
Explanation :
The U.S. Congress did not affirm the policies of Presidential Reconstruction; instead, it opposed and sought to change them, leading to the period known as Radical Reconstruction.
Learning Objectives
- Assess the repercussions of legislative actions and amendments in the Reconstruction period on the legal rights and personal lives of African Americans.
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