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What did the Reconstruction Act of 1867 require former Confederate states to do in order to be readmitted into the Union?
  1. Abolish the Jim Crow laws
  2. Arrest former Confederate generals
  3. Ratify the 14th Amendment and guarantee African American men the right to vote
  4. Make citizens of the states to sign a loyalty oath to the United States Constitution
Explanation
Answer - C - The Reconstruction Act of 1867 mandated that former Confederate states ratify the 14th Amendment and guarantee African American men the right to vote in order to be readmitted into the Union.

Key Takeaway: In order for former Confederate states to be readmitted into the Union, the Reconstruction Act of 1867 required them to ratify the 14th Amendment, guaranteeing African American men the right to vote. Remember that although many former Confederate states eventually adopted the Jim Crow laws, they had not yet come into effect as of 1867.
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