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    four different plans for Reconstruction‚ but all had different approaches on how to recontruct the South. Abraham Lincoln’s plan was very lenient‚ and pardoned all Confederates who swore allegiance to the Union‚ except for high ranking officials. When 10% of the voters of a state took an oath of loyalty to the Union‚ the state would be readmitted into the Union. Andrew Jackson’s plan was similar to Lincoln’s plan‚ except it excluded high-ranking Confederates and wealthy Southern landowners from taking

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    primarily Johnson‚ attempted to reconstruct the South‚ but Johnson‚ a Democrat from Tennessee‚ had too few punitive intentions for the South in the eyes of the Radical Republicans in Congress. In the elections of 1866‚ the Republicans won supermajorities in both houses of Congress and became unstoppable. While Johnson adopted the role of Lincoln‚ that of the staunch unionist‚ Republicans wished to forcibly reform the South. Congress organized the South into military districts‚ granting sole command

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    Why did the Reconstruction go South? The Reconstruction demolition of the South did not goes as planned; instead of striving forward everything went south. The North proceeded with their plan of making the slaves into freedman by complete destruction of the South. Well everything went according to the plan but they did not plan of what they would do with the freedmen. They did not think of what to do with the land that they had destroyed; this problem alone caused chaos to the North. Plus other

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    Postbellum Reconstruction: Immediate Success‚ Long Term Failure by Thesis Both the presidency and Congress passed several reforms to attempt to solve all of these problems‚ however the progress that was made during Reconstruction was for the most part shot down by the Compromise of 1877. Outline of the Contents I. Intro—Thesis II. Condition of the South Immediately Following the Civil War III. The Presidential Reconstruction Plan IV. The Congressional Reconstruction Plan V. Economic

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    000 X .10). This commission level‚ if sustained‚ would equate to $126‚000 in annual income. Note: If all the orders were new business‚ $1‚200 per month or $14‚400 per year would be added to the salesperson’s commission. Commissions are paid on each month’s sales orders by the 5th day of the following month. One percentage point is added to new business for a term of 12 months. New business is defined as an account that has not placed an order with Pacific Medical Supply for a two-year period. If

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    and Characteristics for SA Leaders | | Leading in Modern day South African can be a daunting and challenging task. Numerous challenges face South African leaders that many will find intolerable. This chapter deals with the challenges that leaders face in the South African environment‚ as well as the characteristics an excellent leader should possess. Leadership is no walk on the park; it takes sacrifice‚ willpower‚ fortitude and perseverance. Moreover‚ good leaders may not always deliver good

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    The Ideas Shaping a New India The article ”The Ideas Shaping a New India” was published in the reputable newspaper‚ The New York Times on January 14‚ 2011. The article is written by The New York Times journalist Anand Giridharadas. Giridharadas is rooted in India and has also lived there himself. In the article Giridharadas states that India like a few other countries have more than one birth date. Furthermore‚ he seeks to identify and pass on five central ideas‚ which have helped India’s development

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    as America itself. The Northern Colonies of New England and the Southern Colonies were the most prolific of the New World and were very different in most cases. The New England colonies to the north and the southern colonies were vastly different in their economies. The New England colonies’ colder climate and low soil fertility made farming in these colonies a struggle. They did however have the advantage in that the coasts of New England were some of the most fertile fishing

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    Class‚ If I had to go back in time to the time period of colonial America‚ I would personally choose to live in New England‚ especially for its family relations and mortality rates. Being very close to my family‚ I couldn’t imagine living without one of my parents or even my grandparents for that matter. According to The American Pageant‚ families in the southern colonies had problems with spouses‚ especially men‚ dying young and rarely surviving to be in their twenties‚ children not making it to

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    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; they were denied many of the rights and resources that

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