Reconstruction era removed civilian governments in the South, and placed the former Confederacy under the rule of the U.S. Army. The army conducted new elections in which the freed slaves could vote, while whites who had held leading positions under the Confederacy were temporarily denied the vote and were not permitted to run for office. In ten states, coalitions of freedmen, recent black and white arrivals from the North (carpetbaggers), and white Southerners who supported Reconstruction (scalawags) cooperated to form Republican biracial state governments. They introduced various reconstruction programs including: funding public schools, establishing charitable institutions, raising taxes, and funding public improvements
A Trip to the Dentist comes to a head in the penultimate episode, which puts Veronica on the emotional rollercoaster until she gets to the uncomfortable truth." The magazine also praised the reappearances of guest stars: "what really makes the episode special is the way it trots out every supporting player and case-of-the-week guest star." "IGN" ranked the episode 4th on its list of the top ten "Veronica Mars" episodes, saying that "'A Trip to the Dentist'" is a heavy episode that expertly shows how different people remember the same situation. The fact that Veronica has to threaten people who were at the party into