RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
PRESIDENT LINCOLNS LEGACY
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Question
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Freedmen were not prepared to deal with life away from slavery.
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President Lincoln wanted the war to end.
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Former slaves were taken to live in the North.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Some emancipated slaves quickly fled from the neighborhood of their owners, while others became wage laborers for former owners. Most importantly, African Americans could make choices for themselves about where they labored and the type of work they performed.
Detailed explanation-2: -The emancipation of slaves affected the structure of the African American family by providing more stability. While enslaved, African Americans were constantly under the threat of being sold away to distant plantations, and numerous slave sales tore families apart.
Detailed explanation-3: -Reconstruction refers to the period immediately after the Civil War from 1865 to 1877 when several United States administrations sought to reconstruct society in the former Confederate states in particular by establishing and protecting the legal rights of the newly freed black population.