TO WHAT EXTENT WAS WAR A CATALYST FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CIVIL RIGHTS IN THE UNITED STATES IN THE PERIOD 1877 TO 1981? At the beginning of the 1870s Blacks had caught a glimpse at the end of the tunnel for the development of Civil Rights. With the Emancipation Proclamation in 1862 followed by the 13th and 14th Amendment freed slaves could now travel freely‚ own property and become educated‚ some of the most fundamental of civil rights. However after the release of three and a half million slaves
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From the start of the American Civil War until the end of Reconstruction‚ the United States of America endured what can be considered a revolution. During this time many constitutional and social developments brought about great change in the country. Some constitutional developments that caused conflict were the Emancipation Proclamation‚ three civil rights bills‚ and the reconstruction‚ while some social developments which could potentially lead to a revolution were the Freedmen’s Bureau‚ the Black
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to 1877‚ what major events and/or movements contributed to the creation of a unique American identity and/or culture? The American history can be seen as an example of progress‚ is awesome in every way‚ as you can see that it took various steps‚ which was marked by difficulties and major incidents. Consider also that not only was marked by errors‚ but also by great victories‚ important in the progress of the nation. The history of the United States contains many stages from 1600 to 1877 like
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The United States was in a very turbulent time period between 1860 and 1877. Those dates saw the Civil War cast its horrendous shadow over America‚ as well as the rise and fall of Reconstruction. Changes that occurred during this time period are staggering‚ to say the least. Developments in both constitutional and social areas from 1860 to 1877 can be considered to have been a revolution. The Civil War was‚ obviously‚ the first revolution that occurred during this time period. With the election
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Reconstruction was not a complete failure but a "radical & noble attempt" to bring equality to the black man. It took three options to bring about a decent change for the former slaves .To help fix the problem in 1865 congress created the Freedmen’s Bureau the first federal welfare system to provide food‚ clothing‚ confiscated land‚ and education. This idea was able to succeed in education; unfortunately it was ended in 1872. Soon after Lincoln’s assassination President Johnson was sworn into
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The Reconstruction of the south was not a complete failure‚ but it took to long for America to bring social and economic equality of opportunity to the former slaves. The first plan of attempt was by President Lincoln‚ called the 10% plan. It allowed a state to be apart of the Union when ten percent of its voters in the election 1860 had taken an oath of allegiance to the United States and pledged to abide by emancipation. Soon after Lincoln’s assassination President Johnson was sworn into office
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became clear that compromise was no longer a viable solution. Sectional tensions surrounded the civil war‚ and the role of the federal government would greatly change in terms of race relations and economic development during the period between 1861 and 1877. While President Lincoln entered the Union‚ along with the promise of preserving the Union‚ the possible abolition of slavery was added to the turmoil of the conflict. Prior to the Civil War‚ race relations had mostly been left under the jurisdiction
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During the 1860s and the 1870s‚ Americans faced a social crisis that literally divided the nation to two. Social developments and constitutional changes that occurred within this time frame amounted to a devastating separation of people. The first major crisis‚ the Civil War‚ divided the nation sectionally and what ensued afterward‚ the Reconstruction‚ divided the nation completely. The Civil War lasted four years‚ from April of 1861 to April of 1865. It physically separated the nation into two
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Vande Mataram‚ after Bankim Chandra’s song. Lala Lajpat Rai also published a journal of the same name. 1)Durgeshanandhini ( 1862 – 1864) 2) Kapalkundala (1866) 3) Mrinalini (1869) 4) Vishavriksha (1873) 5) Indira (1873) 6) Yugalanguriya (1874) 7) Chandrashekar (1875) 8) Radharani (1877- 1881) 9) Rajani (1877) 10) Krishna kanter Will (1878) 11) Rajsingha (1893) 12) Anandamatha (1882) 13) Devi Chowdhurani (1884) 14) Sitaram (1894) 15) Rajmohan`s
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The Radical Republicans were a minority group of Republican congressmen whose Ideas differ from those of the Moderate Republicans and Conservative Republicans. Their political faction lasted from around 1854 to 1877. During the Civil War Radical Republicans‚ favored the enlistment of black troops and call for the emancipation of slavery. They opposed and criticized President Abraham Lincoln a Moderate Republican for not moving fast enough to abolish slavery and for his selection of military commanders
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