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    Successes and failures of reconstruction After the civil war the south was in ruins. Since the north used the total war tactic the south was destroyed. Homes and infrastructure were destroyed‚ agriculture was blown up and destroyed‚ and disease was spreading everywhere‚ causing people to die from hunger‚ disease‚ and poverty. Post – civil war in the south for the African Americans were especially bad. Being that most African Americans were refugees‚ homeless‚ or separated from family due to slavery

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    The Reconstruction Era began after the Civil War which ended in 1865. At this time Abraham Lincoln tried his best to restore the nation socially‚politically and economically. The nation was experiencing many changes which resulted in different failures and successes. The south had lost the war and ended up in bankruptcy. The war had left the south in ruins. The roads and farms were destroyed. Men lost their lives and struggled to fight for survival. The southern states had to be readmitted to the

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    Reconstruction After the Civil War‚ there was a period of time that lasted 12 years called Reconstruction (1866-1877). Reconstruction is the process of rebuilding something that is damaged or destroyed. Reconstruction helped other races‚ such as African Americans‚ become equal in a community of whites. During this period of time‚ there were multiple laws and amendments produced to help free enslaved African American. Some laws were against newly freed slaves‚ which denied the Africans things white

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    Jasmine Beasley History 101 February 16‚ 2013 Essay Question 1: In what ways was Reconstruction a success and in what ways a failure? The reconstruction was successful in abolishing slavery and giving them the rights to protect them for instance the right to vote‚ speak‚ own property‚ make contracts‚ and have access to courts as parties and witnesses. Also there was the freedmen’s bureau which helped the ones in need from being homeless and completely poor. This bill gave the bureau

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    The Civil war remained a vital point in American history as this period aimed to redress the inequalities of slavery. In the north’s attempt to eliminate slavery‚ the emancipation proclamation was signed in which successfully disjointed the confederate infrastructure by freeing the slaves of the south. The freeing of slaves in these rebellious territories in turn allowed the union army to grow in numbers and thus win the war. Abraham Lincoln remained a crucial member in advocating the voting rights

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    Civil War‚ America was in the era of Reconstruction‚ which was to bring the eleven seceding states back to a self-government and to be reseated in Congress‚ civil status of the former leaders of the Confederacy‚ and the Constitutional and legal status of freedmen. As people focused to attack on these issues‚ there was also people who thought the opposite was better for America such as‚ the South did not like some of the ideas that was to come with Reconstruction of America‚ and also the Klu Klux Klan

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    During the reconstruction era many people including African Americans and poor white men migrated from the North to the South in the search for jobs and opportunities. Depending on a person’s status‚ race or color‚ many were benefiting from the reconstruction and many were at the disadvantage. African Americans who were former slaves were at the disadvantages. They struggle because of Lincoln’s assassination‚ the KKK and the Black Codes. To start‚ when the thirteenth Amendment was passed on January

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    Facial reconstruction is done by a sculptor who has knowledge in facial anatomy‚ they use a modeling clay to put on the skull and sculpt the facial features that are similar to any of the missing person’s features to be able to construct a face that will suggest someone

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    goal of Reconstruction was to reunite the Union without causing major conflicts with the South so America could become whole again. Another goal was to have minorities get civil rights in America and not treated less than others. I believe that some of these goals were not fully met but should have been. In the Civil Rights view‚ goals that minorities had were not met‚ and the goals Lincoln had were also not met. Eventually‚ long-term accomplishments came out of this part of American history‚ but it

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    3D CRIME SCENE RECONSTRUCTION Clint Fritz August 22‚ 2010 Devry University CRMJ420ON_B Table of Contents Types of Crime Scene Reconstruction3 Specific Incident Reconstruction3 Specific Event Reconstruction3 Specific Physical Evidence Reconstruction4 Capturing the Measurements4 Quick Record to Preserve the Crime Scene5 Multiple Scans of the scene to create one model5 Calibrated Digital Cameras5 3D Lasers5 Model the 3D Crime Scene6 3D Software6 360 Degree View6 Virtual Tool7

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