A wealthy plantation owner in East Texas felt good about his family's
future during the Civil War and Reconstruction. He was in possession of
many stacks of Confederate currency (money).
Why was the plantation owner in for a shock when he tried to spend this
money or use it to pay taxes on his land? Answer choices:
Confederate money was worthless because they had lost the war.
Confederate money had doubled in value due to the Civil War Monetary Act.
The tax offices were closed due to Reconstruction
Reconstruction dollars were the only type of money accepted
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