Which of the following answer choices best compares the pax romana with the final period of the roman republic?

a. the final period of the roman republic was marked by factional struggles and civil wars, while the pax romana was characterized by peace and the flourishing of roman culture and public works.
b. the return of most political power to the senate that occurred near the end of the roman republic continued into the pax romana and was one of that time's defining features.
c. like the pax romana, the final period of the roman republic was characterized by a series of harsh military campaigns throughout rome's area of influence.
d. the influence of greek culture and institutions, which began during the final period of the roman republic, continued throughout the pax romana.

after the civil war, and with the termination of slavery, the south was faced with a big problem; what was supposed to happen and how they were supposed to deal with the freedom and the rights that black people and freed slaves had gained as a result of the north defeating the south and forcing the end of slavery. first, most, if not all, of the workforce of the south came from slaves and they did not have an option to replace the loss of said workforce. second, particularly in the south, people were convinced that black people were lesser, less intelligent, less capable and less smart than whites. this posed a huge problem for them. also, southerners were faced with another issue; freed slaves now had a say in how their lives would be lived and the right to politically choose the way they would be governed. people in the south did not want to accept this, none of this and this opposition and the conflicts that arose from it, not to mention the afereffects of the war, forced the congress of the time to enact and enforce the reconstruction plans that had been proposed by president andrew johnson.