9. (MC)
Which of these events most directly resulted in expanded protections for the civil
rights of African Americans in the
South? (5 points)
the election of Ulysses S. Grant in 1868
O the passage of the Wade-Davis Bill in 1864
the impeachment of Andrew Johnson in 1868
• the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment in 1870
Answer: Out of the choices given, the event that most directly resulted in expanded protections for the Civil Rights of African Americans in the South was the election of Ulysses S. Grant in 1868. The correct answer is A.
