Ordeal or Reconstruction
1. What were the four main questions facing peacemakers in 1865?
a. The aftermath of the war was crucial due to the fact that the south and north were totally separated during the civil war, but more importantly was that all the fighting had ben done in the south, which meant that the majority of the damage was done in the southern towns. This caused the towns and fields to be ruined, and many properties worthless. So many peacemakers wanted to assure the southerners possessions.
b. Secondly the peacemakers were faced with was giving freedom to the black slaves, which meant that would be the end of slavery all together.
c. Since after the war the country need much reconstruction within the country to be able to combine the south and north back together. Another issue would be dealing with the pros and cons of the reconstruction plan that Lincoln had faced with. There were many Political issues when it came to brining the south back into the Union; this brings issue because the democrats and republicans would then be back in the same congress. Many northerners wanted to see the South be punished because of their rebellious attitude during the civil war.
d. When President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated it brought much chaos to the United States, a big question was how the government was going to handle and cope with the tragedy that recently happened especially since it was right after the war had ended.
2. What was the Freedman’s Bureau?
a. The U.S. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, popularly known as the Freedmen’s Bureau, was established in 1865 by Congress to help former black slaves and poor whites in the South in the aftermath of the U.S. Civil War. Around 4 million slaves gained their freedom as a result of the Union victory, which left many communities in ruins and destroyed the South’s plantation-based economy. The Freedmen’s Bureau provided food, housing and medical aid, established schools and offered legal assistance. It
a. The aftermath of the war was crucial due to the fact that the south and north were totally separated during the civil war, but more importantly was that all the fighting had ben done in the south, which meant that the majority of the damage was done in the southern towns. This caused the towns and fields to be ruined, and many properties worthless. So many peacemakers wanted to assure the southerners possessions.
b. Secondly the peacemakers were faced with was giving freedom to the black slaves, which meant that would be the end of slavery all together.
c. Since after the war the country need much reconstruction within the country to be able to combine the south and north back together. Another issue would be dealing with the pros and cons of the reconstruction plan that Lincoln had faced with. There were many Political issues when it came to brining the south back into the Union; this brings issue because the democrats and republicans would then be back in the same congress. Many northerners wanted to see the South be punished because of their rebellious attitude during the civil war.
d. When President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated it brought much chaos to the United States, a big question was how the government was going to handle and cope with the tragedy that recently happened especially since it was right after the war had ended.
2. What was the Freedman’s Bureau?
a. The U.S. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, popularly known as the Freedmen’s Bureau, was established in 1865 by Congress to help former black slaves and poor whites in the South in the aftermath of the U.S. Civil War. Around 4 million slaves gained their freedom as a result of the Union victory, which left many communities in ruins and destroyed the South’s plantation-based economy. The Freedmen’s Bureau provided food, housing and medical aid, established schools and offered legal assistance. It