During Reconstruction,regarding Land Ownership in the South

question 46

Multiple Choice

During Reconstruction,regarding land ownership in the South,

• A)the Freedman's Bureau distributed millions of acres of land to freedmen.
• B)most plantations abandoned during the Civil War remained vacant.
• C)ownership by both whites and blacks increased.
• D)the federal government vigorously acted to confiscate land owned by former Confederates.
• E)ownership by whites declined,while ownership by blacks increased.

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