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?
1.The founding of the Ku Klux Klan by former Confederate generals.
2.The Compromise of 1877, which ended Reconstruction and left Black Americans without adequate federal protection.
3.Not giving women the right to vote in the 15th Amendment.
4.Allowing slavery to continue being practiced as a criminal punishment.
1.The founding of the Ku Klux Klan by former Confederate generals.
2.The Compromise of 1877, which ended Reconstruction and left Black Americans without adequate federal protection.
3.Not giving women the right to vote in the 15th Amendment.
4.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 would be:
**2. The Compromise of 1877, which ended Reconstruction and left Black Americans without adequate federal protection.**
This choice reflects the broader abandonment of the commitment to support Black Americans and ensure their rights and opportunities following the Civil War, leading to systemic disenfranchisement and the rise of Jim Crow laws.
**2. The Compromise of 1877, which ended Reconstruction and left Black Americans without adequate federal protection.**
This choice reflects the broader abandonment of the commitment to support Black Americans and ensure their rights and opportunities following the Civil War, leading to systemic disenfranchisement and the rise of Jim Crow laws.