The "time bombs" being experienced
were the risk of chaos as there was no central power with the federal
government and states could have broken to their own. Because of the
decentralization of power it was very difficult to collect taxes
and keep the government going smoothly, the trade was difficult between various
states and all of these were real threats at that time.
The South continued to focus in agriculture. However, compared to the pre-civil war era, slaves were now allowed to make their own decisions. Most landowners have sold their lands. Slaves transitioned to paid laborers. They were given more freedom to choose the job that was made available to them during this time.
"popular sovereignty" which really just allowed settlers of the territory to decide whether slavery would be banned within their new state's border. Causing many people to rebel including the KKK.<span />
Answer:
a. It was a short period of time when African Americans enjoyed new rights; these rights were quickly taken away.
