Question

The purpose of the Force Acts was primarily to

(A) limit the actions of the Ku Klux Klan
(B) impose segregated accommodations in the South
(C) limit the president’s ability to fi re cabinet members
(D) divide the South into military districts
(E) force Southerners to take loyalty oaths

Answer 1

The purpose of the Force Acts was primarily to "(A) limit the actions of the Ku Klux Klan," since the Ku Klux Klan was making it difficult for the federal government to enforce the Fifteenth Amendment.