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What was the period of American History following the Civil War known as?

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Reconstruction, in U.S. history, the period (1865–77) that followed the American Civil War and during which attempts were made to redress the inequities of slavery and its political, social, and economic legacy and to solve the problems arising from the readmission to the Union of the 11 states
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Answer: Reconstruction, in U.S. history, the period (1865–77) that followed the American Civil War

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