Question

What action resulted in Georgia being placed under military rule during Reconstruction?

A

Georgia’s refusal to ratify the 13th Amendment


B

Georgia’s refusal to ratify the 14th Amendment


C

Atlanta’s refusal to accept a Freedmen’s Bureau


D

Milledgeville’s refusal to allow Republican delegates at the constitutional convention

Answer 1

A. Georgia’s refusal to ratify the 13th Amendment.

Step-by-step explanation:

A state legislature refers to the legislative body of each states of the federal government and are saddled with the responsibility of making or enacting laws. Thus, the state legislatures is one of the body of governance that has the power or authority to ratify (approve, confirm or give consent) a proposed amendment to the Constitution by getting three-quarter of the states to vote in support.

The 13th Amendment of 1865 was an amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America which formally abolished slavery and involuntary servitude except as a punishment for a crime committed by a convict within the jurisdiction.

Hence, Georgia’s refusal to ratify the 13th Amendment was an action that resulted in Georgia being placed under military rule during Reconstruction. The refusal of Georgia to ratify the 13th Amendment was mainly because its economy was highly dependent on slaves for manpower (labor force).

Consequently, Georgia was the last state to be formally admitted into the Union.