The Civil War literally changed the “landscape” of America overnight. At least 600‚000 men‚ both Union and Confederate‚ never returned to their families. Five years of separation forced the North and South to live as “one”. In theory‚ slaves became freedmen and equal to their white counterparts. Post-bellum America was difficult for everyone‚ but it was the South who endured the most hardship. Southern Democrats were now at the mercy of Northern Republicans‚ forced to rebuild their governments with
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banks and businesses closed due to inflation during the war Factories destroyed and transportation demolished Slave-labor system collapsed so cotton fields abandoned‚ livestock driven off by Yankees Planter aristocrats temporarily faced poverty Freedmen Define Freedom Free slaves often recaptured into slavery Some free slaves loyal to owners and refused freedom. Some owners argued slavery was lawful until state legislatures or supreme court ruled otherwise Somes free slaves changed their names
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Southern Democrats used intimidation‚ violence‚ and restrictive laws to undo gains in African American freedoms. This is shown in many ways throughout the Reconstruction Era‚ one way is Abram Colby’s story and what the Klansmen did to him‚ the Black Codes‚ and Klan violence in general. Abram Colby’s story was that the Klansmen broke into his house and beat him for hours and left him to die. They even offered him money to go with them‚ or to send someone else to take his place. They wanted to keep
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man as stated “He has created a false public sentiment by giving to the world a different code of morals for men and women‚ by which moral delinquencies which exclude women from society‚ are not only tolerated‚ but deemed of little account in man” (Seneca Falls Declaration‚ 1848). Women just did not have the power and influence in society to revolt against men. There is no doubt that they tried but some women seemed complacent to be a stay at home with no real skill. During this time period women had
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The prospect of freedmen voting in the South became very real after the Civil War in the late 1960’s. This was seen as a threat by white conservatives and motivated them to take action against the inevitable integration. With this fear‚ a terrorist group fighting for a white supremacist agenda was formed to suppress and assault anyone who stood against total white domination. The Ku Klux Klan used extremely violent tactics to censor black communities‚ and many were afraid to retaliate because they
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I have always dreamed of being a great middle hitter on the Seneca Valley High School volleyball team. When I was a young boy‚ I would sit in the stands at the Cranberry Township municipal center and watch my mom and dad play volleyball. Team Smeltzer would win the championship almost every year and I would imagine one day I too would be wearing the championship t-shirt. I have been blessed with a tall body and long arms but I lack athleticism. In middle school‚ I always shared playing time with
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and women are created equal." Something as simple as the right to vote was not given to women.The beginning to the women’s rights movement started in Seneca Falls‚New York in 1848.The Seneca Falls Convention was the first of its kind‚It was branded as “A Convention to discuss the social‚ civil‚ and religious condition and rights of women…” in the Seneca County Courier on July 14th.Elizabeth Cady Stanton along with several other women contributed to the Declaration of Sentiments and took a lead in proposing
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of equality or power. President Johnson’s reconstruction plan included the black codes‚ which stated that the African-Americans were required to have a curfew and carry identification on their persons at all time. These regulations also bound the ’freedmen’ to their plantations. The freed slaves merely wanted the opportunity to continue the family-based shared work methods contrary to having to accept the individual piecework structure. Former slaves wanted to be able to continue to live on the land
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Reconstruction I. Black Codes Anger Congress A. Rights and Restrictions 1. Black codes granted some rights. a. African Americans could marry legally b. African Americans could own some kind of property 2. Black Codes forbade freedmen from things like: a. The right to vote b. The right to own guns c. The right to serve on juries 3. The could work as servants or farm laborers‚ sometimes they had to sign contracts for a years’ work and those without contracts
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Ancient Greeks and Roman Differences Ancient Greeks | Ancient Romans | * Thrived in the 5th century B.C. * Social systems were divided into five categories: slaves‚ freedmen‚ metics‚ citizens and women. * Women were considered property of their husbands. * Women had no rights‚ no free will and no citizenship. * Were responsible for incorporating three different architecture styles: Corinthian‚ Doric and Ionic. * Greek architecture inspired the Romans. * Chose to use statuesque
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