Reconstruction and The New South Chapter 15 The aftermath of war and emancipation Southern towns and fields ruined‚ many whites stripped of slaves and capital‚ currency worthless‚ and little property. More than 258‚000 confederate soldiers that died in the war constituted 20 percent of the white male population in the region. Mourning of the dead and the old south brought southerners to romanticize the “lost cause” and reinforce many whites to protect what remained of their ruined world
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US reconstruction was a success for former slaves‚ and a failure for former slave owners‚ other whites in the South‚ Northerners‚ Republicans and Democrats. US reconstruction period refers to 1863-1877 in American history‚ when slavery and the confederacy in the south were destroyed in order to resolve the remaining issues of the Civil War. Reconstruction was proposed separation of the southern states on how to return the federal‚ civil status Confederate leaders‚ as well as the legal status of
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It was the best of times; it was the worst of times The causes and results of the Reconstruction Era The reevaluation that America faced during the Reconstruction era was a result of a tumultuous political epoch‚ a social caste-system already established in the south‚ and a period of economic distress and uncertainty. The political constituencies in both the north and the south proved to be in a constant contestment for power; as the era continued‚ the corruption and dislike
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The word “Reconstruction” is recognized in an American historical context as the reorganization and reestablishment of the seceded states after the civil war. However‚ this extend of time suffered a fluctuation of freedoms for African Americans in the southern region of the country. While slavery did not exist anymore‚ reconstruction ended up being fruitful just temporarily‚ and was basically nullified by the regressive pattern that took after the finish of Reconstruction in 1877. On this piece
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Joshua Cravy 1/18/2017 Hist 1302 Dr. Tom McKinney Discussion 13 The Reconstruction era was the point at which the South became part of the union again after the civil war had ended. This era in history holds many key events that helped give African American’s the rites they truly deserved which is why I believe it definitely necessary. However‚ this was a slow process of making them completely equal to whites in a sense that they were not completely free people. In fact‚ they were not allowed
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Part One. Reconstruction During the American Civil War‚ the Radical Republicans were a branch of the Republican party that believed in same political rights for blacks and whites and that Confederate leaders should be punished for their crimes. Their main goals were “voting rights for African American men as well as the redistribution of southern plantation lands to free slaves.” Thaddeus Stevens‚ a Radical Republican‚ said “We must “revolutionize Southern institutions‚ habits‚ and manners.”
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victory which set millions of slaves free. The south was in ruins after they fought a defensive war and Reconstruction was introduced. With Lincoln in charge‚ many people looked forward to the future after the long Civil War. The first step was encouraging people to abandon the Confederacy and to come back into the union. This is where the complications started to be revealed. During the reconstruction period‚ the freedmen had big hopes now that they had their freedom. After president Lincoln was assassinated
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of the social changes that would occur following the war‚ planning for an era of reconstruction initiated prior to the war concluding. This Era of Reconstruction‚ as it would become know‚ lasted until 1877. During the Era of Reconstruction and through the end of World War I‚ the United States experienced an explosive expansion in manufacturing and agricultural production. Based on the advancements achieved during in the Industrial Era the United States was able to evolve its manufacturing prowess
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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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difficult time in the United States’ history. This time was known as the Reconstruction period and it was a very controversial time. There were many issues that had to be addressed such as what to do with the free blacks in the south and how states would be readmitted to the Union. This era saw the rise of the Radical Republicans. The government was going through changes‚ southerners were going through changes‚ and blacks were going through changes. Whites in the south were left without people
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