There were a number of political, economic, and social challenges facing the United States after the Civil War. Which of the following was primarily a political challenge?

worthless Confederate currency that led to bartering

the loss that emancipation created for slave owners

citizenship rights for freed slaves

collapsed southern infrastructure, including bridges, levies, and railroad tracks

The correct answer is: "citizenship rights for freed slaves"

The reconstruction put an end to the remnants of Confederate nationalism and put an end to slavery, making the new slaves free citizens with civil rights seemingly guaranteed by three new constitutional amendments. Three visions of the memory of the civil war appeared during Reconstruction: the vision of reconciliation, which was rooted in dealing with death and the devastation of war had brought; the vision of white supremacy, which included terror and violence; and the vision of emancipation, which sought full freedom, citizenship and constitutional equality for African Americans.

Citizenship rights for freed slaves