Question

reconstruction acts of 1867
the radical republicans strongly supported the reconstruction acts of 1867
radical republicans:

• made up most of the united states congress
• wanted to make it more difficult for the southern states to rejoin the union
• created the reconstruction acts of 1867

choose the correct answer
according to the first reconstruction act, what did the southern states have to ratify?

• the 11th amendment
• the 14th amendment
• the 9th amendment

Explanation:

The Reconstruction Acts of 1867 were part of the post - Civil War Reconstruction era. The 14th Amendment, which dealt with citizenship and equal protection under the law, was a key part of the Reconstruction efforts. The 9th Amendment is about unenumerated rights in the Bill of Rights, and the 11th Amendment deals with state sovereign immunity, neither of which were related to the Reconstruction Acts' requirements for Southern states to rejoin the Union. So Southern states had to ratify the 14th Amendment.

Answer:

B. the 14th amendment (assuming the options are labeled A, B, C with A being the 11th amendment, B the 14th, and C the 9th)