How was governmental reform similar in south carolina and across the nation

After the end of the Civil War in 1865, many efforts were made in order to unify the country. This period was known as "The Reconstruction". Congress passed a series of Acts known as "The Reconstruction Acts", which were signed during the "First Legislature after the War in South Carolina in 1866. These acts established military rule over the Southern States until the establishment of new governments. They also restricted the rights of some former Confederate officers to vote and run for offices.

the right answer for the question that is being asked and shown above is that: "their policy of "divide and rule" pitted political groups against each other to keep any one group from becoming too powerful.  " the  participant in european imperialism is being described below is that  their policy of "divide and rule" pitted political groups against each other to keep any one group from becoming too powerful. 

a.) are both appointed for life