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CLEP US History I

Category - Economy

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Which of the following acts forwarded by the Radical Republicans ensured that economic recovery would be virtually impossible for the South after the Civil War?
  1. Not letting former Confederates hold office
  2. The refusal to validate Confederate currency
  3. Putting the South under martial law
  4. Military occupation of the South
  5. Arresting members of the Ku Klux Klan
Explanation
Answer: B - While the Radical Republicans did many things to punish the South, the fact that they would not recognize Confederate currency ensured that what little wealth remained in the South was completely devalued. When operating as an independent nation, the Confederacy created its own currency, converting American dollars to Confederate bills. When the North made the converse impossible and demanded payment for back taxes, the South had no funds with which to pay.
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