Question

Which was NOT a primary goal of Reconstruction?

a. freeing slaves in the South
b. reconfiguring Southern governments
c. assimilating blacks into Southern society
d. rebuilding the Southern economy

Answer 1

Answer: A. Freeing enslaved people in the South.

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

It would be "a. freeing slaves in the South" that was not a primary goal of Reconstruction, since this objective was already obtained with the passage of the 13th Amendment.