A split in the northern Republican Party resulted in the formation of the Liberal Republican Party, which
A. believed ex-Confederates should be allowed back in government, because otherwise the South's best men were being denied positions of power.
B. formed in opposition to the new constitutional amendments.
C. supported the Klan Acts but wanted stricter enforcement of them.
D. believed the Republicans had abandoned the Radical Reconstruction agenda.
Answer: A
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