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What did the May 1872 Amnesty Act restore, and to whom?
APolitical privileges to all but some 500 sympathizers
BConfiscated land to every former slaveholder
CVoting rights to freed slaves in the north
DMilitary commands to former Confederate generals
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Political privileges to all but some 500 sympathizers
1. Harsh laws and rancor were plainly failing to solve the problems of the south.
2. In May 1872 Congress passed a general Amnesty Act.
3. It restored full political privileges to all but about 500 Confederate sympathizers.
_Source: "An Outline of American History" (USIA, 1990, public domain), Ch 5 "Sectional Conflict"_
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