Who would govern the former Confederate states?
Who would oversee the rebuilding of the South?
Explanation:
As the Civil War ended and Reconstruction began, the two questions that were being considered were who was going to govern the former Confederate states and who would oversee the rebuilding of the South.
The Union did not want former Confederate leaders to govern the former Confederate states and many of them were already being held accountable for their actions. Who was now going to govern the Confederate states was a big issue and was highly debated.
The Union agreed that somebody needed to oversee the rebuilding of the South, as many Southerners were resentful and hateful, mostly towards African Americans. This raised the issue of who was going to be overseeing the rebuilding of the South and making sure former slaves were being treated properly.
