Question

the issues of reconstruction - with the end of the civil war, the confederate states of america - now the american south again - lay in ruins - homes, businesses, properties, and entire cities were destroyed and burned to the ground - the federal government now had to return the ____ ex - confederate southern states into the united states, as well as rebuild the devastated south - the __ has no information regarding reintegration of states after a failed secession - southern states were forced to declare loyalty to the usa in order to begin rejoining - half of the souths industry was destroyed, as well as a fourth of the men aged 20 - 40 - the ____ wants free african americans to become citizens, but the south disagrees

Explanation:

After the Civil - War, the South was in ruins. The federal government aimed to reintegrate the ex - Confederate states into the US and rebuild the South. The US Constitution had no clear guidance on state reintegration after failed secession. The federal government also wanted to grant citizenship to free African Americans, which the South opposed.

Answer:

1. The federal government now had to return the devastated ex - Confederate Southern states into the United States, as well as rebuild the devastated South.
2. The Constitution has no information regarding reintegration of states after a failed secession.
3. The federal government wants free African Americans to become citizens, but the South disagrees.