  Actually, the fact that slaves were freed due to the ratification of the 13 Amendment, caused many southern whites to discourage the reconstruction that the North had pl … anned. Some of these problems included land distribution, military location in the south, and the prevention of black intimidation. Actually, the fact that slaves were freed due to the ratification of the 13 Amendment, caused many southern whites to discourage the reconstruction that the North had pl … anned. Some of these problems included land distribution, military location in the south, and the prevention of black intimidation.