What was one advantage factories had in hiring workers?
A. Factories had replaced workers with machines in the
early 1800's
B. Factories favored unions.
C. Factories could only hire skilled laborers.
D. There was an abundance of workers to be hired by
factories.

According to the lesson, what was the central issue in the struggle over which reconstruction plan to implement? how would freedmen be treated in the southern states? did congress or the president have the ultimate authority? was the radical republican or democrat plan better? would the courts be allowed to decide reconstruction issues?