What makes the Reconstruction era significant in United States history?

First assignment direction: After reading Chapters 15 and 16 in your textbook, you are to write a MINIMUM 600-word discussion post that equally addresses the following. (MEANING 300 WORDS FOR CHAPTER 15 + 300 WORDS FOR CHAPTER 16= 600) Using specific details from Chapter 15 in your textbook, answer the following question: What makes the Reconstruction era significant in United States history? What is its legacy? How did it affect the nation in the future? Using specific details from Chapter 16 in your textbook, answer one of the following questions: 1. Of all the major figures identified in the chapter, who had the most significant impact? Why? 2. What was the most important development during the Gilded Age? What is the rationale behind your answer?