Question

select all the correct answers.
which two of these goals belonged to the enforcement acts of 1870 and 1871?
□ to protect voters from threats during elections
□ to protect the rights of white southerners
□ to prosecute members of the ku klux klan
□ to prosecute republicans who threatened african americans
□ to protect democrats who threatened african americans

Explanation:

The Enforcement Acts of 1870 and 1871 were aimed at protecting the voting rights of African - Americans (not white Southerners or Democrats who threatened them). They were also used to prosecute groups like the Ku Klux Klan that were intimidating voters. Republicans were not the ones being prosecuted in the context of these acts for threatening African - Americans.

Answer:

• to protect voters from threats during elections
• to prosecute members of the Ku Klux Klan