Question

As part of the Reconstruction Acts of 1867,

A. Congress formally accepted Johnson’s plans.

B. harsher restrictions were forced on the South.

C. the Freedmen’s Bureau lost most of its power.

D. voting rights were granted to white men only.

Answer 1

B harsher restrictions were forced on the south.

Answer 2

The correct answer is B. harsher restrictions were forced on the South.

The Reconstruction acts divided the South into five military districts and governed by military governors. This endured until acceptable state constitutions were written and approved by the Congress.

The new constitutions were required to have universal manhood suffrage, including African Americans.