Question

Which of the following actions was not taken by Ulysses S. Grant as

president during Reconstruction?
(A) Passing legislation to protect the rights of African-Americans to vote
(B) Passing legislation to suppress the infl uence of the Ku Klux Klan
(C) Extending pardons to a broader number of Confederates
(D) Increasing the size of the Northern military in the South
(E) Overseeing the ratifi cation of the Fifteenth Amendment

Answer 1

It would be "(D) Increasing the size of the Northern military in the South," that was not taken by Ulysses S. Grant as president during Reconstruction, since the presence of the military itself was already incredibly controversial--he didn't want to make it worse.