What are some of the reasons this article gives for the Reconstruction failure?

Instructions

Use the Hudson Article provided.

I need the questions below answered in complete sentences using the article I have attached in the files section.

1.) What are some of the reasons this article gives for the Reconstruction failure? What alternatives were given?

2.) What is counterfactual history, and how does it work? Why was the Reconstruction chosen for this exercise (not just the familiarity)?

3.) What are some of the benefits of counterfactual history exercises? How does the usual process of interpreting history invite these exercises?