Question

Which was NOT a reason the North began to lose interest in the Southern Reconstruction by the early 1870s? A. Southern intransigence was increasingly frustrating to the North, whose soldiers had fought for blacks' freedom. B. The violence in the South was increasingly disturbing and seemed to indicate that blacks would never really be free. C. Other issues, such as Indian Wars, western expansion, and others started to overtake Northerners' attention. D. Real and propagandized evidence of corruption in the reconstructed Southern governments discouraged the North.

Answer 1

Answer: E. Northerners were growing increasingly hostile to president Johnson, and no longer wanted to support his agenda.

Explanation: I think an option is missing; because I had this question on Edmentum, and this was the answer. Also Johnson wasn’t mentioned in the lesson for this section at all, nor was he president.

Answer 2

The correct answer is B. The violence in the South was increasingly disturbing and seemed to indicate that blacks would never really be free.

The violence in the South during Reconstruction was evident but it was not increasingly disturbing to Northerners. This is because the treatment African-Americans faced when they were enslaved was much worse than when they were free. During Reconstruction, the federal government oversaw the freeing of African-American citizens and used federal agencies to protect and help these citizens find jobs.