Dbq Essay On The Reconstruction Era
The reconstruction era was an era of rebuilding after the civil war. The united states handled the success of the reconstruction era in a variety of ways from well (political) to poorly (social) The social equality for freed slaves was a major point in the reconstruction.
The political freedom of the former slaves was one of the best handled points of the reconstruction. When the thirteenth amendment was passed it stated that “neither slavery nor involuntary servitude … shall exist in the United states” ( the thirteenth amendment to the constitution). This amendment was written to show the united states that slavery was going to end and they were forced to relent.The next major step forward was the passing of the 15th amendment in 1870. This …show more content…
This lead to the formation of the KKK and white leagues which were “worse than slavery” (Thomas Nast worse than slavery) and promoted black codes which kept african americans as second class citizens. They also couldn’t stop people from using violence. Many people were told that they would “kill me and every other Negro who told them that they did not belong to anyone” ( Testimony of former slave Henry Adams to U.S. Senate, 1880) Which shows that no matter how many times people were told and how many laws were passed they couldn't change people's minds without addressing the core problem. The reconstruction era handled the culture of the united states in many different ways from political which was handled well, to economical which was handled ok to social which was handled poorly. Some things they could have done better is focusing on the social aspect because that would have improved both the social and economic aspects of culture. Over all the reconstruction era was handled less than great but with room for
The political freedom of the former slaves was one of the best handled points of the reconstruction. When the thirteenth amendment was passed it stated that “neither slavery nor involuntary servitude … shall exist in the United states” ( the thirteenth amendment to the constitution). This amendment was written to show the united states that slavery was going to end and they were forced to relent.The next major step forward was the passing of the 15th amendment in 1870. This …show more content…
This lead to the formation of the KKK and white leagues which were “worse than slavery” (Thomas Nast worse than slavery) and promoted black codes which kept african americans as second class citizens. They also couldn’t stop people from using violence. Many people were told that they would “kill me and every other Negro who told them that they did not belong to anyone” ( Testimony of former slave Henry Adams to U.S. Senate, 1880) Which shows that no matter how many times people were told and how many laws were passed they couldn't change people's minds without addressing the core problem. The reconstruction era handled the culture of the united states in many different ways from political which was handled well, to economical which was handled ok to social which was handled poorly. Some things they could have done better is focusing on the social aspect because that would have improved both the social and economic aspects of culture. Over all the reconstruction era was handled less than great but with room for