After the civil war, much of the ownership for land was unattainable for free slaves due to the government opposing the idea. Instead most African slaves had to become sharecroppers on plantations where they had previously been slaves.
Well the South remember seceded completely, meaning they weren't part of the United States at all. Reconstruction allowed them back in, along with help from the 10% plan. The plan allowed the states and their governments back in as long as 10% of the population swore allegiance to the Union.
Answer:On June 15, 1898, the Anti-imperialist league formed to fight U.S. annexation of the Philippines, citing a variety of reasons ranging from the economic to the legal to the racial to the moral.