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English 232 Wk 3

150 Words Each Question

Part A

According to the text, the term "Reconstruction" "denotes a question that Americans began asking even while the war still raged: How would the Union be reconstructed so that the states that had rebelled would be integrated into a single nation?" To that end, how was that question answered? How were the "rebel" states treated during this time period?

Part B

Discuss some of the gains made by African-Americans during Reconstruction.

Part C

Discuss some of the signifcant literary works published during this period. What is notable about them?

Part D

Summarize and analyze one of the short works in this section from any of the following authors: Anderson, Harper, Douglass, Tourgee, or Elliott. Use Francis Harper’s (“We are all bound up together)