Which of the Following Is True About the Period of Reconstruction

question 31

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about the period of Reconstruction?

• A) African Americans in the South could not vote or hold political office.
• B) Black Southerners did not take advantage of the 15th Amendment to the Constitution.
• C) African Americans in the South opened many small businesses and schools, could vote, and held political office.
• D) African Americans in the South could not purchase land or houses or start businesses.
• E) The Freedman's Bureau was used to halt racial freedom in the defeated Confederacy.

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