Why Did Reconstruction Succeed In Ending Slavery In The United States

In my opinion, I would say that Reconstruction was mostly a success in many areas of the country, but that doesn’t mean that it was perfect. In my opinion, Reconstruction succeeded in more areas than it failed in. It succeeded in ending slavery, making African Americans citizens, giving former slaves the right to vote, reuniting the Union, and more. The success in these areas greatly contributed to why I think Reconstruction was a success. I think it succeeded in ending slavery because the first of the Reconstruction Amendments, or the 13th Amendment, prohibits slavery in the United States by law. Slavery hasn’t completely disappeared since then, but it comes nowhere close to the state it was at before the Civil War, so I personally think that it
Although they were not really treated like fellow citizens by many people, they were still citizens by law and had the rights of citizens of the country, which in my opinion makes Reconstruction successful in this area. Another area I believe that Reconstruction succeeded in is giving former slaves the right to vote. The 15th Amendment gave this right by law so they could vote, even though it was often dangerous as whites (mostly people of the South) were outraged by the idea that African Americans could vote and often were violent toward them when they tried to vote. But African Americans could still vote and many still did despite the violence, so I consider this area successful. The final area I feel Reconstruction succeeded in is in reuniting the Union. The first thing Reconstruction did was reunite the Confederate states back into the Union. And if that didn’t happen, then there would be no Reconstruction at all. So in my opinion it is a no-brainer that Reconstruction was successful in reuniting the