Question

1. choose the best answer.

president grant supported ___ protecting the rights of freedmen to vote, as well as legislation targeting acts of terrorism in the south.
police forces
military government
constitutional amendments
the enforcement acts

1. choose the best answer.

the seymour knights murdered 233 black citizens after a newspaper article by emerson bentley urged blacks to support the republican party.
colfax massacre
louisiana/opelousas massacre
new orleans massacre
clinton massacre

Explanation:

• For question 4: The Enforcement Acts were laws passed to protect the voting rights of African - Americans (freedmen) and combat terrorism (like that of the Ku Klux Klan) in the South. President Grant supported these acts.
• For question 5: The Colfax Massacre involved the Seymour Knights (a white supremacist group) murdering Black citizens after a call to support the Republican Party.

Answer:

1. D. the Enforcement Acts
2. A. Colfax Massacre