Following passage of the Fifteenth Amendment in 1870, how did the federal government respond to the Klan activity preventing blacks in the South from voting?
a. Lacking presidential support for their request for military intervention, Congress was unable to enforce compliance by the state governments in the South.
b. Congress passed the Force Acts that made interference with voting rights a federal crime, provided for federal supervision of elections, and empowered the president to call out troops.
c. Congress ignored pleas from southern governors to provide federal assistance in the matter, fearing the repercussions of a sustained postwar military presence in the South.
d. While President Grant ordered the military to oversee election sites in the years 1870-1872, the failure to enforce the law through arrests or prosecutions led to increased Klan activity.
Answer: b. Congress passed the Force Acts that made interference with voting rights a federal crime, provided for federal supervision of elections, and empowered the president to call out troops.
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