Former enslaved persons were given the right to vote.
Martial law was declared in the South.
Explanation:
In February 1867, Congress approved the first of the Reconstruction Acts. This was a piece of legislation that outlined the conditions under which the Southern States were going to be readmitted to the Union. The bill was written by the Radical Republicans in Congress, and it established several rights for former slaves, such as the right to vote. It also declared martial law in the South.
Nine million, slavery ended there in 1821. Though blacks made significant moves north and west, at the turn of the 20th century, over seven million of the nation's almost nine million blacks lived in the South.
