The Republican governments built roads, bridges, and railroads. Established orphanages and institutions for mental illness and disabilities and created the first public school systems that southern states had ever had. These projects were extremely expensive. Few financial resources were available, and northern capitalists were reluctant to invest in the region. Most southern state governments increased taxes, draining existing resources and slowing the region's recovery.

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