Why did some southerners reject William Tecumseh Sherman’s plan to give land to former slaves? (1 point) Responses Some southerners felt that former slaves needed jobs not land. Some southerners felt that former slaves needed jobs not land. Some southerners felt that confiscating property violated the Constitution. Some southerners felt that confiscating property violated the Constitution. Some southerners felt that land was the South’s least valuable asset. Some southerners felt that land was the South’s least valuable asset. Some southerners felt that many former slaves had already taken most plantations.
