Question

Choices made by people and nations impact and shape American History. Which statement about Reconstruction supports this enduring understanding? a) Reconstruction legislation changed American attitudes regarding race and ended discrimination in society. b)Reconstruction policies brought Americans with opposing viewpoints together and resolved sectional differences in society. c)Reconstruction produced three Constitutional amendments that have influenced American society to the present day. d) The success of Reconstruction showed that the president and Congress can work together

Answer 1

(c) Reconstruction produced three Constitutional amendments that have influenced American society to the present day. The Reconstruction Amendments are the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the US Constitution that were adopted between 1865 and 1870, five years following the Civil War. These amendments were important in implementing the Reconstruction of the American South after the war.