By Examining Reconstruction from 1863 to 1877, What Conclusion Can

question 59

Multiple Choice

By examining Reconstruction from 1863 to 1877, what conclusion can be drawn?

• A) It remade the South economically.
• B) Equal rights for African-Americans continued to increase after 1877.
• C) It was one of the most complex time periods in American history.
• D) It was a total failure and left no blueprint for the future.
• E) The United States had become a declining world power in regard to trade.

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