The assassination of Abraham Lincoln had a dramatic impact on Reconstruction. Why?
a) Andrew Johnson, a conservative Tennessee Unionist, became president.
b) Radical Republicans gained control of the process and expanded the role of the federal government.
c) His assassination prolonged the war for an additional two years.
d) Without Lincoln’s leadership, no form of Reconstruction was implemented and the South, black and white, was left to fend for itself.
Answer: a
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