The Military Reconstruction Act established a military government in Southern states. It also required these states to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment. Which two statements best show the purpose of this act? A. to restrict the president’s power over Reconstruction
B. to provide more benefits to white people in the South
C. to secure the rights of Black people in the South
D. to guarantee voting rights to everyone in the South
E. to restrict the rights of former enslaved people in the South