How did the Congressional Reconstruction plan better protect the rights of African Americans than other plans? 36b

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It authorized the government to put Ku Klux Klan members in federal courts.
It required southern states to distribute land formerly used for plantation to freedmen.
It required southern states to adopt new constitutions to protect African Americans’ civil rights.
It repealed the Tariff of Abominations in order to provide African Americans greater economic opportunities.

The correct answer is: It required southern states to adopt new constitutions to protect African Americans’ civil rights.