In 1867 Congress passed the Reconstruction Acts of 1867. These acts temporarily divided the South into five military districts, outlined how governments based on universal male suffrage would be organized, and required southern states to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment.

Question

(pick an answer)

Which of the following expresses a goal of the Reconstruction Acts of 1867?

To rebuild the plantation economy of the South

To restore the Democratic Party to power in the South

To protect the rights of African Americans in the South

To encourage former slaves to leave the South

Answer 1

To protect the rights of African Americans in the South