What Was a Major Setback for Freedmen Trying to Obtain

question 2

Multiple Choice

What was a major setback for freedmen trying to obtain their own land during Reconstruction?

• A)Very little land was available to purchase.
• B)They were allowed to purchase land in designated areas only.
• C)The federal government repealed the wartime policy of land redistribution.
• D)State law forbid them from owning land.
• E)They did not have an understanding of what it took to run a farm, and many lost their land to foreclosure.

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