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A major goal of the Reconstruction era (1865-1877) following the Civil War was to:

A Expand U.S. territory through new acquisitions.
B Reintegrate the Confederate states into the Union and protect the rights of newly freed slaves.
C Establish a national banking system and abolish tariffs.
D Promote industrialization in the agricultural South.

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

Reconstruction aimed to address how the former Confederate states would be readmitted to the Union and to define the status and rights of the millions of African Americans newly freed from slavery.

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