Rebuilding The South: Reconstruction After Civil War
Tommy Hoang
History 220 (03) – Professor Higgins
Assignment #1
6 January 2016
Rebuilding The South
After the Civil War, problems like destruction, hunger, and violence occurred in the Southern parts of the United States. The United States was in a desperate state for improvements the economy and getting production back to the way they used to be. In 1965, the Senate passed the 13 amendment to free slaves, but this caused more problems. Former slaves, were unable to take care of themselves since they did not have any land, money, or education. During this period, President Abraham Lincoln was the person in charge of the reconstruction of the South. Lincoln’s definition of Reconstruction according to Radical Republicans Believed Southern Leaders …show more content…
Henry Winter Davis and Thaddeus Stevens were the leaders of the Radical Republican. Radical Republican believed that the southern states should not be readmitted back into the Union until blacks were able to vote, have land, and have equality under the law. Even though they failed to extend the Freedmen’s Bureau, they assisted passing the Civil Rights Act to nullify the Black Code. President Johnson vetoed the Act. For the first time, Congress to override the veto with 2/3 votes in April …show more content…
In 1866, Congress passed the 14 amendment that provided equal protection to all of U.S. citizens. Congress divided the south into military districts called the Military Reconstruction Act. It helped to rebuild and organized the south. In 1869, Congress passed the 15 amendment, allowing men of all race who are citizens the right to vote. To every beginning, there is an end. In 1877, the reconstruction ended due to The United States economic failure. The U.S. economic was at its lowest and the government had bigger problems to deal than the reconstruction. Federal troops were pulled out of the southern states and ended the Reconstruction Era causing the republican governments and the black civil rights to collapse. “If Radical Republic did not provide equal opportunity, they at least created a foundation for future foundation of reawakening” (Tindall and Shi, 569). In the end, Abraham Lincoln and the Radical Republican goals were to provide a better life for the former slaves in the south and find a solution for peace. They did not achieve what they wanted in their time, but what they did opened doors of opportunity for people after them. The war was long and tiring, but it was all worth
History 220 (03) – Professor Higgins
Assignment #1
6 January 2016
Rebuilding The South
After the Civil War, problems like destruction, hunger, and violence occurred in the Southern parts of the United States. The United States was in a desperate state for improvements the economy and getting production back to the way they used to be. In 1965, the Senate passed the 13 amendment to free slaves, but this caused more problems. Former slaves, were unable to take care of themselves since they did not have any land, money, or education. During this period, President Abraham Lincoln was the person in charge of the reconstruction of the South. Lincoln’s definition of Reconstruction according to Radical Republicans Believed Southern Leaders …show more content…
Henry Winter Davis and Thaddeus Stevens were the leaders of the Radical Republican. Radical Republican believed that the southern states should not be readmitted back into the Union until blacks were able to vote, have land, and have equality under the law. Even though they failed to extend the Freedmen’s Bureau, they assisted passing the Civil Rights Act to nullify the Black Code. President Johnson vetoed the Act. For the first time, Congress to override the veto with 2/3 votes in April …show more content…
In 1866, Congress passed the 14 amendment that provided equal protection to all of U.S. citizens. Congress divided the south into military districts called the Military Reconstruction Act. It helped to rebuild and organized the south. In 1869, Congress passed the 15 amendment, allowing men of all race who are citizens the right to vote. To every beginning, there is an end. In 1877, the reconstruction ended due to The United States economic failure. The U.S. economic was at its lowest and the government had bigger problems to deal than the reconstruction. Federal troops were pulled out of the southern states and ended the Reconstruction Era causing the republican governments and the black civil rights to collapse. “If Radical Republic did not provide equal opportunity, they at least created a foundation for future foundation of reawakening” (Tindall and Shi, 569). In the end, Abraham Lincoln and the Radical Republican goals were to provide a better life for the former slaves in the south and find a solution for peace. They did not achieve what they wanted in their time, but what they did opened doors of opportunity for people after them. The war was long and tiring, but it was all worth