USA HISTORY

RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

THE RECONSTRUCTION ERA

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Which of these did NOT occur during the Reconstruction Era?

A	Former slaves became US citizens.
B	Landless, Southern farmers became very rich.
C	The president and members of Congress disagreed over the approach to the former Confederate states.
D	Many former Confederate states passed laws to restrict the freedom of African Americans.

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Landless Southern farmers became very rich. The president and members of Congress disagreed over the approach to the former Confederate states. Many former Confederate states passed laws to restrict the freedom of African Americans.

Detailed explanation-2: -After the end of Reconstruction, racial segregation laws were enacted. These laws became popularly known as Jim Crow laws. They remained in force from the end of Reconstruction in 1877 until 1965. The laws mandated racial segregation as policy in all public facilities in the southern states.

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.

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