By the end of 1865, all of Atlanta's original railroad lines were running again. Why would their restoration have been an important part of the rebuilding process?

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Bradyn Phelps

3 May, 10:55

By the end of 1865, all of Atlanta's original railroad lines were running again. Why would their restoration have been an important part of the rebuilding process?

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Kara Hicks · Answer 1

With the end of the war, the problem of Reconstructionâ€"both the restoration of the states and the integration of the freedmenâ€"became more acute. If the seceded states were to be restored without any conditions, local whites would soon reestablish rule by the Democratic Party.