Answer:
A. To protest the war effort
"As a result of some former Confederate states' refusal to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment,"
Possible answer = Congress established military rule in the South.
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Thomas Jefferson-key author
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Roger Sherman
Robert Livingston
To prevent one branch of the US government from having too much control/power over the government and the people. Basically to prevent tyranny