Which of the following was a major failure of Reconstruction?

It failed to change the Constitution.

It failed to give African Americans the option to own land.

It failed to end the bitterness between the North and the South.

It failed to give African Americans the right to vote.

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The major failure of Reconstruction among the options provided is:

It failed to end the bitterness between the North and the South.

While there were significant attempts to change the Constitution and provide rights to African Americans, including land ownership and voting rights, the underlying social and cultural tensions between the North and South persisted and, in many ways, worsened after the Reconstruction era.