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Praxis II Citizenship

Category - US History

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Which of the following was NOT one of the reasons why Congress implemented Radical Reconstruction legislation?
  1. The mass migration of former slaves from the South to the North and West.
  2. Black Codes in former Confederate states.
  3. The election of former Confederate legislators to government office.
  4. Race riots in Southern cities.
Explanation
Answer: A - The mass migration of former slaves from the South to the North and West did not compel Congress to implement Radical Reconstruction measures. Radical Reconstruction was imposed to stifle the pre-war attitudes that were gaining political prominence and legal protection. Former Confederates were winning government office at the federal and state levels, and they were subsequently enacting the Black Codes at the state and local levels, forcing black Americans into dangerous and exploitative conditions that were virtually identical to slavery. As a result of the harsh treatment, race riots were occurring in Southern cities like Memphis and New Orleans.
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