Which statement best describes the significance of the picture shown on the Harper’s Weekly cover on November 16, 1867?

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At the end of the Civil War, at a time period called Reconstruction, the U.S. government planned to rebuild and re-establish the states that had been a part of the Confederacy. Supporting the former slaves as free citizens (freedmen) was one important goal of the federal government. Radical Republicans, mostly Northerners, pushed for federal legislation that granted the vote to freedmen. Gradually, by the 1880s, however, many states enforced policies that restricted the freedmen’s right to vote. In that instance, Reconstruction has been evaluated as a failure.

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Which statement best describes the significance of the picture shown on the Harper’s Weekly cover on November 16, 1867?
A . important national news
B . never going to become federal law
C . a political victory for the former Confederate states
D . undemocratic and unconstitutional
E . unimportant to the freedmen

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Answer: A