During Reconstruction, southern cities: a. enjoyed newfound prosperity as merchants traded more frequently with the North. b. were as poverty-stricken as rural southern areas. c. benefited as rice and tobacco production markedly grew. d. benefited from the building of a transcontinental railroad from Washington, D. C., to Los Angeles. e. experienced major population losses as blacks trekked north in the Great Migration

"the plan of removing the aboriginal people who yet remain within the settled portions of the united states . . approaches its consummation. . an extensive region . . has been assigned for their permanent residence. it has been divided into districts and allotted among them. many have already removed and others are preparing to go. . " removal of southern indians to indian territory, 1835 this passage is most closely related to a) imperialism. b) the civil war. c) westward expansion. d) the french indian war.