Reconstruction The civil war is considered by many the most important war that our country has endured. During the 5 year Civil War‚ not only did 620‚000 men die‚ but our nation was left in ruins. It was necessary that our country be rebuilt from bottom up. Abraham Lincoln‚ said to be the brightest president of his time‚ had plans and ideas for reconstruction. Unfortunately‚ these plans were failed to be put in place due to the fact of his assassination on April 14‚ 1865. Throughout some of the
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Reconstruction refers to the period‚ between 1865 and 1877‚ of rebuilding the United States both physically and mentally. It witnessed America’s first experiment in interracial democracy‚ of which the south did not like. The Reconstruction period was based around many issues of which the most important was what to do with the now freed slaves. The issues of readmitting the states of the Confederacy and what to do with Confederate leaders were just a couple of the many other issues faced during Reconstruction
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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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What were the goals of Radical Reconstruction and how did it lead to changes in ideas of American citizenship? Reconstruction refers to the period of time post-civil-war when the goal was to bring the South into submission and protect the African American Civil Rights. The federal government set the conditions that would allow for the Rebellious Southern States back into the Union. This was a very complex time for our country and many goals were set in order to bring everyone together to live in
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“Education during Reconstruction” In the south before‚ during‚ and after the reconstruction was a time for educational growth. Many states were just beginning to provide public education. The education system at the time was a shadow of the system that we know today during this era. The civil war brought the separation of races but also families. To distract from this the Radical Republicans stressed education during the reconstruction to avert the attention of the people from the war and
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The reconstruction era was the period after the civil war when the United States was trying to repair the government. William Mason Grosvenor‚ an abolitionist and commander to a unit of African-American soldiers‚ wanted a radical and harsh reconstruction (Dudley 7). Herman Melville‚ a writer from the North‚ wanted a lenient reconstruction (Dudley 8). Therefore‚ he did not want the reconstruction to be spiteful (Dudley 9). The reconstruction should have been a peaceful way to restore the broken country
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By 1866‚ several distinct positions on Reconstruction emerged. These were divided into three opposing camps: Conservatives (democrats)‚ Moderates‚ and Radicals. The Conservatives believed the South should be readmitted into the Union as soon as possible‚ but the Radicals and Moderates believed there should be consequences for succeeding. <br> <br>The question of what those consequences should be separated Radical from Moderate. The answer to this question was as related to how important each side
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Reconstruction Acts (1867) divided the former Confederate states into five military districts‚ each under the control of the Union army. These acts also increased the requirements for gaining readmission to the Union and to do so‚ an ex-Confederate state had to ratify the 14th Amendment and place guarantees in its constitution for granting the right to vote to all adult males regardless of race. Lincoln set up a process for political Reconstruction‚ as in reconstructing the state governments in the
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Radical Republicans gain control of Reconstruction politics? The Radical Republicans gained control of Reconstruction with the 1866 election. There was violence against freedmen‚ and the Northerners were outraged. The Republicans came up with the 14th Amendment. It gave anyone born in the United States citizenship. This included freed slaves. Numerous Northerners saw the need for tougher methods‚ and supported them. What impact did federal Reconstruction policy have on the former Confederacy
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What were the most important political and social legacies of reconstruction in the southern states? The biggest issue of reconstruction was the question of how the government was going to deal with the north and south‚ and how it would rebuild its relationship after the north beat the south during the war. Dealing with the former slaves was also going to be a big part of reconstruction for the south. How would they treat them now? The South was beaten and its economy was in horrible
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