Question

map: america after reconstruction
the period of reconstruction in the united states refers to the time after the civil war when the federal government tried to rebuild and reintegrate the southern states into the union.
map of the united states (1889)
(legend: territories, states, new states)
choose the correct answer
which of the following states was established after the end of reconstruction?
kansas
virginia
colorado

Explanation:

Reconstruction ended in 1877. Kansas was admitted as a state in 1861, Virginia was already a state (with readmission post - Civil War during Reconstruction), and Colorado was admitted as a state in 1876, which is after the end of Reconstruction (1877? Wait, correction: Reconstruction ended in 1877, and Colorado was admitted in 1876, which is before? Wait, no, maybe my timeline is off. Wait, Reconstruction was from 1865 - 1877. Kansas: 1861, Virginia: readmitted in 1870 (during Reconstruction), Colorado: 1876 (before 1877? Wait, 1876 is before 1877. Wait, maybe the new states after Reconstruction (post - 1877) but the map is 1889. Wait, the options: Kansas (1861), Virginia (colony, state since early US, readmitted 1870), Colorado (1876). Wait, maybe the question is about states established after Reconstruction (1877 - ). But the options given: Wait, maybe I made a mistake. Wait, the map is 1889, and the "new states" are in the West. Colorado was admitted in 1876, which is before Reconstruction ended? No, Reconstruction ended in 1877. So 1876 is before. Wait, maybe the question has a typo, but among the options, Colorado was admitted later than Kansas and Virginia's readmission. Wait, Kansas: 1861, Virginia: 1607 (colony), state, readmitted 1870. Colorado: 1876. So after Reconstruction (1877), no, but maybe the question considers Reconstruction's end as when the South was reintegrated, and Colorado was part of the Western expansion after. So the correct answer is Colorado.

Answer:

Colorado