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O It is dependent because it has a subject and a verb.
O It is independent because it has a subject and a
verb
O It is dependent because it expresses a complete
thought
O It is independent because it expresses a complete
thought.

The sentence is an independent clause because it is formed in a way to express a complete and whole thought. An independent clause includes a subject and a verb, as well as expresses a full thought with feelings attached. If it were a dependent clause, it would not contain a working verb and subject.

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The Reconstruction era was the period after the American Civil War from 1865 to 1877, during which the United States grappled with the challenges of reintegrating into the Union the states that had seceded and determining the legal status of African Americans. Presidential Reconstruction, from 1865 to 1867, required little of the former Confederate states and leaders. Radical Reconstruction attempted to give African Americans full equality.

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