Which of the Following Events Happened in the Three Years

question 66

Multiple Choice

Which of the following events happened in the three years immediately following the Civil War?

• A) President Johnson exiled, imprisoned, or executed many former Confederate leaders.
• B) Intense and unparalleled political conflicts dominated the national scene.
• C) Demobilized Confederate soldiers continued armed resistance to federal occupation forces.
• D) Freedmen took revenge on their former owners and the rest of the southern white community.
• E) Radical Republicans ordered the execution of all Confederate officials holding a cabinet rank or higher.

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Unemployment Rate

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