Question
As the narrator suggests in the closing, what is the closest definition of the "different choice" made instead of providing Black Americans with resources, land, and opportunity during Reconstruction?
A.The founding of the Ku Klux Klan by former Confederate generals.
B.Not giving women the right to vote in the 15th Amendment.
C.The Compromise of 1877, which ended Reconstruction and left Black Americans without adequate federal protection.
D.Allowing slavery to continue being practiced as a criminal punishment.
A.The founding of the Ku Klux Klan by former Confederate generals.
B.Not giving women the right to vote in the 15th Amendment.
C.The Compromise of 1877, which ended Reconstruction and left Black Americans without adequate federal protection.
D.Allowing slavery to continue being practiced as a criminal punishment.
Answers
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The closest definition of the "different choice" made instead of providing Black Americans with resources, land, and opportunity during Reconstruction is:
**C. The Compromise of 1877, which ended Reconstruction and left Black Americans without adequate federal protection.**
This choice effectively shifted the political landscape and resulted in the abandonment of efforts to secure rights and resources for Black Americans, leading to a lack of protection and opportunities for them.
**C. The Compromise of 1877, which ended Reconstruction and left Black Americans without adequate federal protection.**
This choice effectively shifted the political landscape and resulted in the abandonment of efforts to secure rights and resources for Black Americans, leading to a lack of protection and opportunities for them.