AP US History Reconstruction DBQ Following the culmination of the Civil War‚ issues regarding the restoration of seceded states to the Union‚ the emancipation of slaves‚ and the overall re-development of political institutions in the nation prevailed. The idea of Reconstruction was proposed to political officials in late 1865‚ when the effects of the tumultuous Civil War were at its most devastating. The various enactments of the period were deemed void and not actively enforced. Democratic and
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had the challenge of figuring out what to do with free slaves. In 1867‚ Congress took control of Reconstruction to establish and protect citizenship rights. Congress had succeeded in many ways like having the Southern states ratify the Fourteenth Amendment to rid the military forces. But‚ by 1877 the Reconstruction had ended‚ all the work done failed‚ and everything reversed. Congress’ Reconstruction efforts to have equal rights for freedmen failed because the Ku Klux Klan intervened in wrong ways
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of pain and struggle‚ there was so much opportunity for change. In addition to the end of slavery‚ the war was supposed to create economic opportunities for everyone. It seemed like many thought the Civil War was a Second American Revolution. Reconstruction‚ the rebuilding period after the Civil War‚ was a time of great uncertainty in the country caused by the tension between radical Northerners who wanted to punish the South and fix inequities; and Southerners who wanted to keep their racist prior
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The civil war brought a social welfare shift in societal opinions and policies as the Reconstruction era and the Freedmen’s Bureau emerged. Upon gaining freedom‚ former slaves faced troubling times getting work‚ housing and access to resources even as soldier’s due to their race. The Freedmen’s Bureau was established to deal with transient blacks and managing property that was confiscated or abandoned. The black codes practiced among southern states except for Tennessee limited black’s rights;
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back on Reconstruction‚ there were many moments when we took a turn for the worst. However‚ I will discuss what I believe to be the root of our problems: the rise of Radical Republicans and their mission to slash the power of the Southern white population. As soon as the Radicals started to gain power‚ Reconstruction shifted from unification to reformation. Alongside others‚ I believe that the South had “nobility‚ Christian virtues‚ leadership‚ [and] loyalty to its men” (“Reconstruction”). In other
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Reconstruction Period DBQ From the beginning of the Civil War until the end of the Reconstruction‚ the United States went through what can be called a revolution. During the time period of 1860 to 1877‚ many constitutional and social developments brought great change to the country. Some constitutional developments that caused conflict were the Emancipation Proclamation and the reconstruction‚ while some social developments‚ which could possibly have lead to a revolution‚ were the Freedmen’s Bureau
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Reconstruction DBQ The era of Reconstruction in the 1870s in both the North and South experienced battle for equality for men freed by the 13th Amendment. America was on the brink of recreating the American government‚ showing genuine signs of a better and brighter future for the African American population. Economic and political practices limited the liberties of black men. Vicious hate groups struck fear unto those who supported the integration of freedmen. The political realm during the time
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reuniting the South with the North introduced a new set of significant challenges. The Congress’ Reconstruction were the efforts to establish and protect citizens’ rights of freedom. Democrats led to the failure of the Congress’ Reconstruction by forgiving those who participated in the Civil War who were still in favor of slavery and inequality. This act of Amnesty led to three major obstacles for reconstruction: the emergence of the Ku Kux Klan‚ the development of black codes‚ and the Compromise of 1877
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whites still withheld the ballot from blacks with “various underhanded schemes [such as] literacy tests‚ unfairly administered by whites to the advantages of illiterate whites” (p. 496). Moreover‚ though the Supreme Court was left untouched during Reconstruction‚ when southern delegates were sent to take their seats in congress “on the first day of the congressional session‚ December 4‚ 1865‚ they banged shut Republicans banged shut the door in the face of the newly elected Southern delegations” (p. 488)
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DBQ 10: Reconstruction’s Failure Congress Reconstruction efforts to ensure equal right to freedom failed because the enforcement acts that was giving in Document 2‚ Prejudice in the south giving Benjamin Boyer’s speech and from the book “Black Reconstruction in America” in document 6‚ another reason was the Compromise of 1877. In the exert from the New York times‚ it states the Ku Klux Klan purpose was to establish a nucleus around which the adherents of the late rebellion might safely rally
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