Author Question: What did the Joint Committee on Reconstruction find? A) Blacks were grossly inferior to whites ... (Read 29 times)

vinney12 · **on:** Aug 9, 2018

What did the Joint Committee on Reconstruction find?

A) Blacks were grossly inferior to whites and should have remained as slaves.
B) Southern states were carrying out reconstruction goals to the best of their ability despite federal policies.
C) Blacks were being treated very poorly; southern whites were largely defiant.
D) Blacks needed education to be able to gain political rights for themselves.

Question 2

Why did many northern congressmen oppose the land bill introduced by Thaddeus Stevens in Congress in late 1865?

A) They thought that it was too mild a punishment for Confederate officers who had fought against the Union during the Civil War.
B) They viewed the property rights of white southerners as more important than granting land to blacks.
C) They felt that taking away land already owned by blacks was unfair.
D) They did not want land taken away from their state park system.