USA HISTORY

RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

THE RECONSTRUCTION AMENDMENTS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Reconstruction/Civil War Amendments were created after the Civil War between the North and the South. What does the word reconstruction mean?
A
Tear down
B
To rebuild
C
Take over
D
To destroy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The rebuilding of the South after the Civil War is called the Reconstruction. The Reconstruction lasted from 1865 to 1877. The purpose of the Reconstruction was to help the South become a part of the Union again.

Detailed explanation-2: -Reconstruction (1865-1877), the turbulent era following the Civil War, was the effort to reintegrate Southern states from the Confederacy and 4 million newly-freed people into the United States.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Reconstruction era redefined U.S. citizenship and expanded the franchise, changed the relationship between the federal government and the governments of the states, and highlighted the differences between political and economic democracy.

Detailed explanation-4: -: the action of reconstructing : the act or process of rebuilding, repairing, or restoring something.

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