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Why did some southerners reject william tecumseh sherman's plan to give land to former slaves?

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some southerners felt that confiscating property violated the constitution.

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Sherman confiscation strategy aimed at acquiring land for resettlement of blacks was criticized as unconstitutional by several southerners. The southerner argued that the constitution did not permit confiscation of private property.
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