During Radical Reconstruction, what did every state help finance in an effort to transform the South into a society of booming factories, bustling towns, and diversified agriculture?

A) buses
B) libraries
C) railroad construction
D) public recreation centers
E) museums

Radical Reconstruction

The period after the American Civil War during which the federal government took direct control over the former Confederate states to enforce the rights of formerly enslaved people.

Railroad Construction

The process of building the infrastructure necessary for train travel, including tracks, stations, and bridges.

Society

A group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction, or a large social group sharing the same spatial or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations.