Question

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:

This text discusses the post - Civil War Reconstruction era in the United States. The federal government needed to reintegrate the ex - Confederate Southern states into the Union and rebuild the devastated South. The US Constitution had no prior guidance on reintegrating states after a failed secession. Southern states had to declare loyalty to rejoin. There were also issues regarding the status of free African Americans, with the federal government in favor of their citizenship while the South opposed.

Answer:

1. Federal government
2. US Constitution
3. Federal government