Which is the best example of how reconstruction affected politics in the south in the late 1800's? a) many african-americans moved to cities in search of work in factories. b) the freedman’s bureau was created to provide clothing, food, water, health care, education, and jobs for ex-slaves. c) many african-americans turned to a life of sharecropping to provide for their families after slavery was abolished. d) passage of the fifteenth amendment guaranteed voting rights for african-americans and gave them a greater voice in government.