The three Force Acts (1870-1871) were an attempt by Congress to control groups like the
A) carpetbaggers.
B) Union League of America.
C) scalawags.
D) Ku Klux Klan.

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The three Force Acts, passed by Congress between 1870 and 1871, were designed to protect the civil rights of African Americans and to combat the violence and intimidation tactics of the Ku Klux Klan and similar groups in the Reconstruction South.

The Three Force Acts (1870-1871) Were an Attempt by Congress