Apentix/AP US History/Unit 5: Period 5 (1844-1877)/Question
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Under the Reconstruction Acts of 1867, the former Confederate states were

A.divided into five military districts and required to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment and grant black men the vote before readmission
B.readmitted immediately upon swearing loyalty oaths alone
C.permitted to rejoin without black participation in their conventions
D.annexed into neighboring Union states to dilute their influence

Explanation

Core Concept

Congress overrode Johnson's veto to impose military supervision on ten unreconstructed states. New constitutions had to provide manhood suffrage, and states had to accept the amendment.

Correct Answer

Adivided into five military districts and required to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment and grant black men the vote before readmission

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