Also, another cause of the lack of political focus during Reconstruction was the great economic prosperity in the North following the Civil War. ... The failure of the North to effectively rebuild the South and bring it back into the Union during Reconstruction is evident after the time period.
For example, indirect characterization describing a protagonist might read, “John snapped at the man without warning,” whereas direct characterization would say simply, “John was short-tempered.”
I am pretty sure it is A.
