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Reconstruction and Radical Republicans · US History

Why did Congress place Southern states under military districts during Radical Reconstruction?

  1. To prepare the South for annexation by Britain
  2. To prevent any African Americans from voting
  3. To permanently and immediately abolish every existing Southern state government and legislature
  4. To enforce federal law and protect the rights of freedpeople during the rebuilding process
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Correct answer: To enforce federal law and protect the rights of freedpeople during the rebuilding process

Military districts were used because Congress believed Southern governments could not be trusted to protect freedpeople's rights. Federal troops helped enforce Reconstruction policies and oversee political change.

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