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Which legislative act is BEST described by the phrases in the box below?
• divided the South into five military districts
• demanded Southern states uphold the Fourteenth Amendment
• established martial law in South
A.
the Resumption Act
B.
the Civil Rights Act of 1866
C.
the First Reconstruction Act
D.
the Civil Rights Act of 1875
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C. the First Reconstruction Act
Explanation: The First Reconstruction Act (1867), passed by Radical Republicans, divided the former Confederate states (except Tennessee) into five military districts, placed them under martial law, and required them to uphold the 14th Amendment and create new state constitutions guaranteeing rights for freedmen.
Explanation: The First Reconstruction Act (1867), passed by Radical Republicans, divided the former Confederate states (except Tennessee) into five military districts, placed them under martial law, and required them to uphold the 14th Amendment and create new state constitutions guaranteeing rights for freedmen.
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