Question

The first test case for reconstruction took place on the sea islands of ______________ in 1861.

Answer 1

The first experiment for reconstruction took place on the Sea Islands of South Carolina. The Union army occupied the islands in November 1861 where the war was only a few months old where they assist the abandoned slaves to establish schools, train troops, claim land ownership and accept their status as freedmen.

Answer 2

The first test case for reconstruction took place on the sea islands just off the coast of South Carolina. The war was only a few months old when, in November 1861, the Union navy occupied the islands. Nearly the entire white population fled, leaving behind some 10,000 slaves