Question

What is one reason that northerners lost interest in Reconstruction? A. The United States was about to go to war with Mexico. B. Northerners were focused on the political corruption plaguing the nation. C. Northerners never really wanted to bring the South back into the union. D. Northerners felt the job was done.

Answer 1

One reason that northerners lost interest in Reconstruction was because "B. Northerners were focused on the political corruption plaguing the nation," since this was during the Progressive Movement.