The South was in ruins & refugees needed food, shelter, & work. Why did the South have greater difficulty than the North in recovering from the Civil War? Because of vast destruction in the South & the South had fewer resources to work with. ... Enslaved people who had been freed as a result of the American Civil War
How would lincoln's assassination change the direction of reconstruction? the radicals used this opportunity to take control of the plans. the south refused to cooperate with any plans after lincoln his death would put an end to all reconstruction plans. lincoln was too weak to carry out his plan and now it could be carried out.