According to the Arguing History video in section 15.6,who were barred from holding federal office during Reconstruction?
A) Confederate leaders
B) African Americans
C) Radical Republicans
D) Southern Democrats

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The Arguing History video in section 15.6 states that under the Reconstruction Acts passed by Congress in 1867, Confederate leaders were barred from holding federal office. This was part of a larger effort to root out those who had actively opposed the Union during the Civil War and to promote loyalty to the federal government in the newly-reconstructed Southern states. African Americans, though they faced many barriers to equal participation in politics, were actually able to hold some federal offices during Reconstruction. Radical Republicans and Southern Democrats were not barred from holding federal office solely on the basis of their political affiliation.

According to the Arguing History Video in Section 15