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AssignmentMultiple Choice

The Civil War at Home

Question 3 • RS AZ-US History A

Which of the following actions did Congress take in order to help protect African Americans?

Answer
A
encouraged all African Americans to move to the North
B
enacted the Ku Klux Klan Act and suspended habeas corpus
C
created the Anti-Violence Act, which doubled a prison sentence if a white man attacked an African American

Explanation

Congress passed the Ku Klux Klan Act in 1871 to help protect African Americans from violence and intimidation by the Klan. It also authorized the suspension of habeas corpus in areas where Klan violence threatened people’s rights. The act described in choice C was not a real law.

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