Why did northerners begin to lose interest in black issues by the mid-1870s?
A) Economic troubles arose, including the serious Panic of 1873.
B) They felt that they had done enough for blacks over the course of Reconstruction.
C) They thought blacks should now be able to take care of their own issues in the South.
D) The Civil War never officially ended which made Reconstructions too expensive.
Question 2
What is the connection between the Civil Rights Act of 1875 and Reconstruction?
A) The act took place after Reconstruction ended.
B) The act was the first measure to assist southern whites that passed both Houses of Congress during Reconstruction.
C) The act was the last piece of civil rights legislation to assist blacks passed before Reconstruction ended.
D) The act's passage helped to prolong Reconstruction for another twenty years.