All of the following were accomplishments of reconstruction in the south except: a. southern railroads were expanded and repaired. b. republican governments set up hospitals, asylums, and orphanages. c. elected black officials tried to abridge the rights of their former slave owners. d. republican governments supported the freedmen's bureau.

C. Elected black officials tried to abridge the rights of their former slave owners.

Explanation:

The Reconstruction period was the historical period that followed the Civil War in the United States. During this period, the main purpose of the government was to rebuild the country after the war, and unite the North and the South. The government was also focused in trying to integrate former slaves into mainstream society. Although many goals were achieved, the gains were limited by the backlash that many of these policies received in the South.

1.The slave economy.

2.Life for enslaved men and women.

3.Early abolition.

4.The Mexican-American War.

5.The Compromise of 1850.

6.Practice: Abolition, slavery, and the Compromise of 1850.

7.Uncle Tom's Cabin - influence of the Fugitive Slave Act.

8.Uncle Tom's Cabin - reception and significance.

Explanation:

Sectionalism - putting the interests of your region before the interests of the nation - dominated the 1850s. The nation was divided over the issue of slavery. Slavery was under attack as antislavery forces tried to keep it from expanding into the territories acquired by the United States in the 1840s.