Which of the following statements best explains the perspective of the cartoonist as illustrated in the "Franchise" (right) half of the above political cartoon ? A) African Americans should be rewarded with suffrage for their service in the Civil War B) Freedman were giving new economic opportunities as a result of reconstruction C) former Confederate soldiers did not deserve the right to vote after leaving the union D) all formally enslaved peoples were awarded 40 acres and a mule after the Civil War

Which of the following statements best explains the perspective of the cartoonist as illustrated in the "Franchise" (right) half of the above political cartoon ? A) African Americans should be rewarded with suffrage for their service in the Civil War B) Freedman were giving new economic opportunities as a result of reconstruction C) former Confederate soldiers did not deserve the right to vote after leaving the union D) all formally enslaved peoples were awarded 40 acres and a mule after the Civil War