The Civil Rights Act of 1866 was significant because it placed the South under military rule and created distr

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The Civil Rights Act of 1866 was significant because it
placed the South under military rule and created districts.
granted all African American men the right to vote.
prohibited states from denying the right to vote due to race.
was the first in a series of laws that protected African Americans.

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was the first in a series of laws that protected African Americans.

Explanation: The Civil Rights Act of 1866 declared former slaves to be U.S. citizens with equal rights to make contracts, sue, own property, and testify in court. It was an early Reconstruction law protecting African Americans’ civil rights; it did not create military districts or grant voting rights (those came later).

The Civil Rights Act of 1866 was significant because it
placed the South under military rule and created districts.
granted all African American men the right to vote.
prohibited states from denying the right to vote due to race.
was the first in a series of laws that protected African Americans.

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The Civil Rights Act of 1866 was significant because it placed the South under military rule and created districts. granted all African American men the right to vote. prohibited states from denying the right to vote due to race. was the first in a series of laws that protected African Americans.

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The Civil Rights Act of 1866 was significant because it
placed the South under military rule and created districts.
granted all African American men the right to vote.
prohibited states from denying the right to vote due to race.
was the first in a series of laws that protected African Americans.