Use the map to answer the question. What contributed to the federal government's decision to divide the South in this way?

A. the refusal of southern states to ratify the Thirteenth Amendment

B. The growing influence of the Ku Klux Klan throughout the region

C. the power of the Radical Republicans in southern politics

D. the increased demand for agricultural goods in the North

A. the refusal of southern states to ratify the Thirteenth Amendment

Explanation:

Towards the American Civil war that lasted between 1861 to 1865. There was constant tension between the federal government and the Southern colonies on the issue of slavery.

Hence, given that thirteen amendments were about slavery abolition and which was not ratified by the south.

Therefore, the fight for the balance of power which is influenced by the issue of slavery led to the federal government's decision to divide the South in this way.