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AP US History
Unit 5 – Civil War and Reconstruction, 1848–1877
Topic 5.11
If former slaves had been given "40 acres and a mule", how might that impact post-Civil War racial dynamics?
Freed slaves would reject the offer, choosing to return to Africa instead.
It may have offered greater chances for economic self-sufficiency among freedmen leading to less racial tension and inequality over time.
It could lead to another civil war stirred up by disgruntled white Southerners.
The policy would result in an immediate balanced socio-economic status between whites and blacks in the South.
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