The Reconstruction was the period during which the United States began to rebuild after the Civil War, lasting from 1865 to 1877. It was to repair the North and the South politically, economically and socially. After the Civil War, the South’s economy was completely ruined and needed help from the Union government; which they were trying to stay way from. The Reconstruction can be evaluated both as a success and a failure. Its successes were the restoration of the eleven confederate states back to the union, giving African-Americans (ex-slaves) their freedom and rights and providing aid to the freed slaves and poor whites. Its failures were the Anti-African Americans groups such as the KKK, the Black Codes, not protecting the rights of the freedmen and the southern corruption. Although African-Americans were freed and gained their rights because of 13th, 14th and 15th amendments, and the ex-eleven confederate states came back to the union, the Reconstruction was more of a failure than a success.…
Reconstruction (U.S. history), the process of rebuilding that followed the American Civil War (1861-1865). Since the United States had never before experienced civil war, the end of hostilities left Americans to grapple with a set of pressing questions over what to do with the South after the defeat of the Confederacy and the overthrow of slavery. These questions included:…
“Reconstruction is the process by which the states that had seceded were reorganized as part of the Union after the Civil War” . This period lasted from 1865-1877 and was mostly evident in the southern states. This was an important time in the history of the United States because it started a discrimination that turned fellow citizens against each other based on their appearances. This went directly against the Constitution which stated, “All Men are Created Equal” which is ironic because the Civil War was started because each side believed they were more constitutional, and the end result was the opposite of constitutional. In the long run, Reconstruction helped black people move closer to accomplishing to the American Dream. But short term,…
1) Reconstruction: A plan to reconstruct the society after the Civil War. This divided the south (except Tennessee) into 5 military districts under the control of the U.S. Army. It was the attempt to reconstruct the south, readmit the southern states back into the Union, and change the life of African Americans. (pg. 414)…
Reconstruction - basically means rebuilding something after it has fallen and making it stronger than it was. Freed slaves and abolished slavery, which gave the former slaves the right to vote. The 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments. The negative effects, it failed to eliminate problems between the north and south. The Jim Crowe laws were passed. How the Compromise of 1877 ended the reconstruction? The Republicans abandoned reconstruction in the south. After the compromise the troops were removed from the…
The reconstruction was a success in an outline as it restored the north and south states as a unified nation. However, the reconstruction plan did not go far and deep enough to address the political, economic, and social problems. Reconstruction failed to emerge the southern states into one central government. The radical republicans blamed believed that the confederate leaders should be punished for it. The north and south were hardly on talking relationships.…
Reconstruction is where the government try to reunite the Union states and Confederate states as one and help rebuild the Southern states. Lincoln proposed the ten percent plan where only ten percent of the population in the Southern states only had to take the oath to the Union, but the government rejected the plan and went the Congress’s plan. Their plans was over fifty percent of the population to take the oath, but Lincoln vetoed it. After Lincoln’s assassination, Johnson took over with an easy restoration plan where they just have to pay.…
The reconstruction era was the period after the civil war when the United States was trying to repair the government. William Mason Grosvenor, an abolitionist and commander to a unit of African-American soldiers, wanted a radical and harsh reconstruction (Dudley 7). Herman Melville, a writer from the North, wanted a lenient reconstruction (Dudley 8). Therefore, he did not want the reconstruction to be spiteful (Dudley 9). The reconstruction should have been a peaceful way to restore the broken country and reunite the North and South.…
Reconstruction was the era right after the Civil War. After the Union’s victory, the overall goal for the country was to rebuild the South and preserve the Union. The period between 1865 through 1877, created many questions as to whether African Americans were free or still enslaved. During reconstruction, some African Americans were free but others were still slaves.…
After the Civil War, America’s very foundation converged on itself which called for the total reconstruction of the South. The main focus of Reconstruction was to transform the Southern states and their society into a morally correct one. At the time of Reconstruction, it was also the 100th anniversary of The Declaration of Independence which was a sense of accomplishment to all Americans. By this time, it seemed as if America was on a rise due to the growth of jobs and life opportunities. Yet, when the Election of 1876 came around it caused a divide between freedmen supporters and traditional southerners.…
Reconstruction was an attempt to rebuild America and give African Americans new experiences. Reconstruction began in 1863 and ended in 1877. Although Reconstruction was mainly to try to give formerly enslaved African Americans a better life, it wasn’t successful for securing their rights. Reconstruction was a problem for White Southerners, because they did not like what Reconstruction was going to do for their country.…
What would have happened if Abraham Lincoln hadn’t been assassinated? This is a question that I have asked myself since the first time I had learned about this time in American history. It is this very question that the author of the article addresses. The initial view towards Reconstruction was that it wouldn’t have made a difference whether or not Lincoln had been part of the picture, many historians had believed that Lincoln would have clashed with Radical Republicans in congress much like Andrew Johnson had.…
Reconstruction was a failure. It had two main goals, which were to bring the South back into the Union and bring blacks into society. These goals were at odds with each other and could not be met at the same time. Therefore, Johnson chose the first option and allowed the South within the Union, but left the second option basically for people to figure out which was not a success. All in all it was a failure socially, economically, and politically.…
The reconstruction was followed by the civil war and took place in the southern states. The reconstruction was an attempt of bringing in confederate states back into the union. Amendments were added to the constitution to protect black people in the south. This was important because they were trying to make the south safe for the blacks.…
Social and economic challenges played significant parts in drafting constitutional amendments and molding civil rights of individuals during the Reconstruction Era. The Thirteenth through Fifteenth Amendments were recognized as the Civil War Amendments because they were put in place directly following the war. Their purpose was to secure the ending of enslavement and give recently emancipated slaves equal protection and rights in the U.S. The Thirteenth Amendment was first put in place to abolish slavery and all forms of involuntary servitude, except for penance of a crime.…