RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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North
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South
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The North was not only fighting to preserve the Union, it was fighting to end slavery.
Detailed explanation-2: -African American men and women of all ages left the plantation and headed North for freedom. But most runaway slaves were young men who could withstand the hardships of fugitive life. To escape the deep South and make it North to New York, Massachusetts or Canada meant a journey of hundreds of miles–usually on foot.
Detailed explanation-3: -In general, the conditions of slavery in the northern colonies, where slaves were engaged more in nonagricultural pursuits (such as mining, maritime, and domestic work), were less severe and harsh than in the southern colonies, where most were used on plantations.
Detailed explanation-4: -Slavery was a dominant feature of the antebellum South, but it was also pervasive in the pre-Civil War North-the New England states of Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island all have a history of slavery.