Among the failures of Reconstruction was the inability to
a.
save the Democratic Party.
b.
withdraw federal troops from the South.
c.
move black Southerners out of poverty.
d.
stimulate economic growth in the South.

Question

Among the failures of Reconstruction was the inability to
a.
save the Democratic Party.
b.
withdraw federal troops from the South.
c.
move black Southerners out of poverty.
d.
stimulate economic growth in the South.

anonymous · Answer

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misssunshinexxoxo · Answer

The status of former slaves after the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments were not fully recognized. (African Americans experienced limited economic opportunity, were devoid of popular sovereignty (voting) due to the poll taxes and literacy tests. The result was the return to the status-quo in the south while the north generally ignored the discrimination which ultimately led to the restoration of white control control in the south and what would become known as 'de jure' segregation.

2 The new agricultural system of sharecropping (perpetuated the plantation system)

3.The allowance of the crop lien system (borrow money on the asset of harvest) which ironically never measured up

anonymous · Answer

move black Southerners out of poverty.