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What state was exempted from the reconstruction acts?

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∙ 12y ago

Updated: 8/23/2023

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The Southern States that were not punished included:

Kentucky ~ West Virginia ~ Maryland ~ and Delaware. All of these states were under Union control during the American Civil War.

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Tennessee was exempt from the Act because it had ratified the Fourteenth Amendment.

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What act of 1867 divided the south into 5 military districts?

The Reconstruction Acts divided the south into five military districts. Each district was commanded by a general, which would serve as the acting government for the region.

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