how did african americans in the post-civil war era respond to the hostile environment of the south?

After the Civil War was over, certain amendments were made to the Constitution which then allowed the freed slaves from the southern states to acquire the abandoned plantation lands of the former owners. This right that was given by the Constitution was used by many slaves to confiscate lands of the former owners.

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The correct answer is D) they migrated to the Northeast and Midwest to work in factories.

The other options of the question were A) they confiscated land on abandoned plantations. B) they disenfranchised voters who did not have residency. C) they supported legislation to bring industry to the south.

African Americans in the post-civil war era responded to the hostile environment of the south in that they migrated to the Northeast and Midwest to work in factories.

We are talking about the migration of blacks during the time of Reconstruction, a moment that Historians identify acter the American Civil War in which thousands of African Americans decided to move up to northern states in the 1870s, looking for better job opportunities in the factories and industries of the north. This relocation of thousands of blacks followed to the Midwest where new factories were opened as part of the Industrialization of the country.