All of the following were criticisms of reconstruction except which one? a. most african americans in the south remained desperately poor. b. large planters remained politically powerful. c. political gains by blacks ended not long after reconstruction. d.

D.African Americans still could not legally marry.

Explanation:

Eventhough marriages happened during the reconstrution it weren´t allowed by the law, because the principal matter of marraige is that two free persons decide to unite their lifes forever, in this case slaves weren´t free to make that decision, after in the time of the reconstruction it wasn´t one of the main problems or criticisms that society was having, the low quality of life of most african americans in the south remained the main topic to protest against and try and change it.

the government paid religious orders to provide basic education to native american children on reservations. in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the bureau of indian affairs (bia) founded additional boarding schools based on the assimilation model of the off-reservation carlisle indian industrial school.