Question

How did Reconstruction affect Georgia?



A.
Georgia was less affected than many other Southern states because it promptly ratified the 13th Amendment.

B.
Georgia was forced to move its capital city and make substantial changes to its state constitution to reenter the Union.

C.
Georgia initially resisted ratifying the 13th Amendment, resulting in more stringent reconstruction measures in the state.

D.
Georgia quickly accepted the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments and received more assistance in reconstruction than other states as a result.

Answer 1

B.

Reconstruction forced Georgia to rewrite its state constitution (the 1868 constitution) to meet congressional requirements (including black male suffrage) and the Reconstruction-era legislature moved the state capital (from Milledgeville to Atlanta) during this period as part of the political reorganization required for readmission to the Union.