At the End of Reconstruction

question 6

Multiple Choice

At the end of Reconstruction

• A)blacks and whites were economically equal.
• B)blacks and whites were socially equal.
• C)blacks were in a better position legally and slavery had ended.
• D)there were no changes for blacks as a result of the Civil War and Reconstruction.
• E)blacks had been elevated above whites.

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