What was the main goal of the Reconstruction era? A. To help Native Americans regain land lost during westward expansion
B. To reintegrate Southern states and rebuild the South after the Civil War
C. To rewrite the Constitution to remove Congress’s war powers
D. To expand the U.S. border to the Pacific Ocean
What was the main goal of the Reconstruction era?
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The correct answer is B. To reintegrate Southern states and rebuild the South after the Civil War.
The main goal of the Reconstruction era, which lasted from 1865 to 1877, was to restore the Southern states that had seceded during the Civil War back into the Union, and to address the issues arising from the war, including the integration of formerly enslaved people into society and the rebuilding of the Southern economy and infrastructure.