Question

In American history, the term "Reconstruction" refers to

A) problems associated with the transformation to an industrial economy.
B) the admission of Western territories to the U.S. as either Free or Slave states.
C) federal government intervention in the former Confederate states in order to monitor the treatment of former slaves.
D) the establishment of a new system of agriculture in the western states and territories based on industrial machinery.

Answer 1

"Reconstruction" is actually has a double meaning: in addition to the physical act of rebuilding areas of the South is also refers to federal government intervention in the former Confederate states in order to monitor the treatment of former slaves. This period lasted until 1877.

Answer 2

I believe the answer is C) federal government intervention in the former Confederate states in order to monitor the treatment of former slaves.
Reconstruction took place in the United States during the time after the Civil War. It was a time when the former Confederate states were trying to adjust to a new lifestyle since their way of life was changed completely by the Emancipation Proclamation.
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