📚 General Knowledge

Reconstruction (1865-1877) following the Civil War aimed to:

A Punish the North
B Reintegrate Southern states and establish rights for freed slaves
C Expand westward
D Annex Canada

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

Reconstruction rebuilt the South, established the 13th-15th Amendments, but ultimately saw the rise of Jim Crow laws.

💡 Why is B) the correct answer?

The correct answer to the question "Reconstruction (1865-1877) following the Civil War aimed to:" is Option B: Reintegrate Southern states and establish rights for freed slaves.

The other options — A) Punish the North, C) Expand westward, D) Annex Canada — are incorrect for this General Knowledge question. As explained above: Reconstruction rebuilt the South, established the 13th-15th Amendments, but ultimately saw the rise of Jim Crow laws.

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