During Reconstruction, in Regards to Land Ownership in the South

Multiple Choice

During Reconstruction, in regards to land ownership in the South,

A) the Freedman's Bureau distributed millions of acres of land to freedmen.
B) most plantations abandoned during the Civil War remained vacant.
C) ownership by both whites and blacks increased.
D) the federal government vigorously acted to confiscate land owned by former Confederates.
E) ownership by whites declined while ownership by blacks increased.