Following the passage of the Second Reconstruction Act, white Southerners
A) quickly cooperated with the Radical Republicans.
B) continued to resist federal policy.
C) were able to overturn most black governments.
D) threatened to form secessionist governments in exile.

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Following the passage of the Second Reconstruction Act, white Southerners largely continued to resist federal policy, opposing the efforts of Radical Republicans to enforce civil rights and political participation for freed slaves. This resistance manifested in various forms, including violence, intimidation, and the establishment of discriminatory laws known as Black Codes.

Following the Passage of the Second Reconstruction Act, White Southerners