The Purpose of the Enforcement Acts Was

question 82

Multiple Choice

The purpose of the Enforcement Acts was

• A) to give federal troops authority to police former Confederate soldiers in the South.
• B) to curb vigilante violence and protect black voters.
• C) to enforce restrictions that were placed on blacks.
• D) insure that the South accepted the outcome of the Civil War.
• E) to limit the scope of Reconstruction.

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