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Retreat from Reconstruction
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APUSH.176 Retreat from Reconstruction
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Which historical situation best explains why Reconstruction generated conflict over federal power?
A
The Union victory destroyed slavery and secession but left open how far national authority would go to define and protect citizenship.
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The Constitution had already given states exclusive power over citizenship before the Civil War.
C
The Confederacy won independence but asked Congress to supervise its elections.
D
The Supreme Court refused to hear any case involving the 14th Amendment before 1900.
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