Reconstruction is largely seen as a failure, and many historians believe this was primarily because the South for so long had been dependent on slaves that in one swift motion the South's entire livelihood shifted. This dramatic shift was too much for the Southerners to absorb at once, and harsh Jim Crow laws sprang up.
It was better than the English and the Spanish because the french treated them better
I don’t know and it’s just question but if you could clarify the question I’d be glad to help you. With this question
B) they were the first to practice democracy