Question

Which of the following was a condition Southern states needed to meet before they could be readmitted to the Union under the Reconstruction
Act of 18677
OA. They had to enfranchise black men.
ОВ.
They had to enfranchise women.
OC. They had to institute a poll tax.
OD. They had to institute a literacy test.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is option A: They had to enfranchise black men.

Explanation:

The reason they had to free them in order to rejoin the union, is because the civil war was fought in order to enforce the emancipation proclamation.  The point of the emancipation proclamation was to free all slaves in the southern states. That is why they had to enfranchise black men to rejoin.

Answer 2

Answer:

A. They had to enfranchise black men.

The reason they had to free them in order to rejoin the union, is because the civil war was fought in order to enforce the emancipation proclamation.  The point of the emancipation proclamation was to free all slaves in the southern states. That is why they had to enfranchise black men to rejoin.