1.What efforts did Congress make to help the freed slaves secure jobs, homesteads, education and political security, and how did the South undermine these efforts?

2.Under Reconstruction, what were the requirements for southern states to rejoin the union, and why was it necessary for Reconstruction to continue until the election of 1876.

3.Although harsh for the defeated South, Reconstruction did provide benefits to the South and the Nation as a whole.What economic, social and political gains were made during the 10 years of Reconstruction?