Why were the white Southerners who lost their battle for secession in the Civil War nevertheless eventually and broadly victorious in their efforts to oppose the policies of Reconstruction? (Note that there are numerous possible reasons, so you should cite as many as possible. Here’s a hint related to just one of those many reasons: Consider what the North and its leadership had to lose from a loss in the Civil War (1861-1865) versus what the North and its leadership had to lose from the failure of Reconstruction (1865-1877).)

Why were the white Southerners who lost their battle for secession in the Civil War nevertheless eventually and broadly victorious in their efforts to oppose the policies of Reconstruction? (Note that there are numerous possible reasons, so you should cite as many as possible. Here’s a hint related to just one of those many reasons: Consider what the North and its leadership had to lose from a loss in the Civil War (1861-1865) versus what the North and its leadership had to lose from the failure of Reconstruction (1865-1877).)