Question

independent practice
now, in the independent practice, test your understanding of the end of reconstruction.
what is true about the end of reconstruction?
a. it occurred despite the continued strength of the radical republicans.
b. it came about suddenly.
c. it became official when the freedmens bureau was dissolved in 1872.
d. it happened as northerners turned their attention to other issues.

Explanation:

By the late 1870s, northern public opinion shifted away from Reconstruction priorities (like securing Black rights in the South) to focus on economic issues, corruption scandals, and westward expansion. This loss of northern support allowed Reconstruction to end, as federal intervention in the South waned. Radical Republican influence had already declined by this point, so A is incorrect. The end of Reconstruction was a gradual process, not sudden, so B is wrong. The Freedmen's Bureau was dissolved in 1872, but this was not the official end of Reconstruction (which concluded with the 1877 Compromise), so C is incorrect.

Answer:

D. It happened as northerners turned their attention to other issues.