Pros And Cons Of Reconstruction

Reconstruction means the-the rebuilt of something that was damaged or destroyed. During the Civil War, the United States was at a period where they were in the process of being reconstructed. In May of 1865, Andrew Johnson introduced his plans for reconstruction which reflected both Unionism and his belief in state rights. During his presidency, all the land was confiscated by the Union and distributed to the freed slaves by the army also known as the Freedmen’s Bureau. The reconstruction period was from 1865 to 1877. That is 12 years of slaves not given the right to travel, vote, or to work. The question was, “Did Reconstruction go too far, not far enough, or was changed impossible to achieve?” I personally believe that reconstruction did not go far enough. if you take a look at
There were three amendments added to the Constitution that started a new beginning for blacks. On December 6, 1865, the 13th amendment was to abolish slavery in the United States. The 15th amendment gave the right to vote to all men including African Americans. This amendment was passed by Congress on February 26, 1869, but ratified on the 3rd day of February in 1870. Now, there were some downfalls also in this time period and one of them out of a few is when the black codes were introduced in 1865. The black codes are laws that intended to restrict African Americans to their freedom and forcing them to work in a labor economy based on low wages. America is based upon cheap labor. Whites knew that black males were a lot stronger than them so they took advantage of that. Many slave owners bought and trade slaves to do their work for them so they did not have to do it themselves or pay the slaves for the work they did so they could make more money. If it wasn't for us who was going to do the labor the slaves did during the reconstruction period. Slaves are the ones who got the white men the money they