Question

what was the reason mentioned in the lecture as to why reconstruction failed the freedmen? laissez faire: the common belief that the government should not interfere with economy directly or help any individual that was struggling financially, set up the freedmen with an almost impossible task of trying to get ahead while starting with literally nothing and no help along the way. racism: throughout the nation, african americans were not thought of as equal and not granted equal rights. constitutionalism: reconstruction proved that the balance of power between state and federal governments failed in the matter of race relations. if any improvements were going to happen, they would need to come from the national level, not at the state level. all three answers are correct

Explanation:

Laissez - Faire ideology meant the government did not interfere to help freedmen financially. Racism led to African Americans not being seen as equal. Constitutionalism issues showed state - federal power balance failures in race relations. All these contributed to Reconstruction's failure for freedmen.

Answer:

All three answers are correct