Author Question: The Reconstruction Acts of 1867 and 1868 strengthened federal control over the South by a. ... (Read 76 times)

karlynnae · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

The Reconstruction Acts of 1867 and 1868 strengthened federal control over the South by

a. establishing employment offices to guarantee jobs for newly freed blacks over the age of 21.
b. forcing state legislatures to repeal the Black Codes by withholding federal funds.
c. instituting martial law throughout the country for a period of five years.
d. placing ten former Confederate states under military control.
e. regulating the internal commerce of southern states.

Question 2

Intended to counteract the Black Codes, the Civil Rights Act of 1866 also had the effect of

a. alienating northern Republicans.
b. cementing the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
c. overturning the Dred Scott decision.
d. repairing relations between the North and South.
e. repealing the Missouri Compromise.