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Which was NOT a reason the North began to lose interest in the Southern Reconstruction by the early 1870s?

ASouthern intransigence was increasingly frustrating to the North, whose soldiers had fought for blacks' freedom.
BThe violence in the South was increasingly disturbing and seemed to indicate that blacks would never really be free.
COther issues, such as Indian Wars, western expansion, and others started to overtake Northerners' attention.
DReal and propagandized evidence of corruption in the reconstructed Southern governments discouraged the North.
ENortherners were growing increasingly hostile to President Johnson, and no longer wanted to support his agenda.

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"(c) Other issues, such as Indian Wars, western expansion, and others started to overtake Northerners' attention" was not an issue because most expansion had already occurred.

Answer: E. Northerners were growing increasingly hostile to President Johnson, and no longer wanted to support his agenda.

Explanation: I got this question on Edmentum, and E was the answer. Johnson wasn’t mentioned in the lessons for this section nor was he president at the time the lesson is talking about. They clearly stated all of the other options as reasons in the lesson for reconstruction, but never mentioned Johnson.