| reconstruction | [191KB] noun 1. The act or result of reconstructing. 2. The period (1865-1877) during which the states that had seceded to the Confederacy were controlled by the federal government before being readmitted to the Union. - composed: 02.2003. - source material: http://www.cnn.com/ - 24.02.2003 - 14:51:20 GMT. - requirements: IE6 + Flash6. |