Ever wonder what it was like to live in the Victorian era? Was it romantic‚ luxurious‚ and utopian‚ or was it wicked‚ corrupt‚ and polluted? Ever since the 19th century‚ innumerable authors have tried to capture the perfect interpretation of the Victorian era. Whether they idealized or denigrated it‚ they all provided insight on what Victorian life was like. In the novel Great Expectations‚ Charles Dickens effectively uses social commentary to address Victorian London’s economic disparity between
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The “Reconstruction Era” Is the timeframe in United States history from 1865–1877 that was proceeded by the 1861-1864 Civil War. (* Note: many prominent scholars/historians in the last few decades now believe Reconstruction efforts most likely began during the war approx. 1863.) By the end of the Civil war‚ The Northern Union’s Annihilative Stratagems had eradicated southern crop and plantations‚ and decimated entire cities. The South was engulfed in political Pandemonium‚ social turmoil
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Race and Politics of the Reconstruction Era The many troubling aspects regarding slavery and racism can arguably be described as the most controversial issues that American politics has ever had to face. Dating back to the very first settlers‚ our nation has always been at odds with how to tackle this highly disputed matter. Although slavery played a very contested role in forming the United States‚ it wasn’t until the late 1850’s that these issues came to an absolute breaking point. With new legislation
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The Reconstruction Era was a time of incredible upheaval and violence propelled by politics. The 5th amendments addition to the constitution in 1870‚ direct disenfranchisement was no longer permitted. Southern whites constructed alternative techniques in order to accomplish their goal— to silence black voices during elections. These methods included literacy test‚ electoral fraud (ballot stuffing)‚ poll taxes‚ the grandfather clause and violence. The Process of Reconstruction lasted from 1863 to
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The Reconstruction By 1865‚ the Civil War ended with a victory for the Union over the secessionist southern states. But with every conclusion comes new beginnings‚ thus the start of a new chapter American History: The Reconstruction. 1865 through 1877 was known as the period of Reconstruction. During this time the Confederate States were reintegrated into the Union. Before the Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his forces to the Union General‚ Ulysses Grant on April 9th‚ 1865 which
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The Reconstruction period has been one of the most challenging and controversial periods of the United States history‚ which led to substantial changes in social‚ economical‚ and political aspects of life of the US citizens. It has influenced every stratum of society‚ but African Americans were the group that was affected the most. There were many issues and concerns that African Americans were facing after the Civil War. Under slavery‚ most blacks lived separated from their relatives‚ so being
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enslaved African Americans a better life‚ it wasn’t successful for securing their rights. Reconstruction was a problem for White Southerners‚ because they did not like what Reconstruction was going to do for their country. During the Reconstruction Era there was many things being enforced and being changed in America. There was new additions to the Constitution such as the Thirteenth‚ Fourteenth‚ and Fifteenth Amendments. The Thirteenth Amendment states that slavery and involuntary servitude is illegal
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The first decade after the Civil War‚ also known as “the era of Reconstruction”‚ was a time of massive change in the USA. It was the time of the “Old West”‚ as we are used to seeing it in the movies – cowboys‚ buffalo hunters‚ and the construction of railroads; the symbol of prosperity in America. The North and the West grew richer and attracted millions of immigrants from Europe‚ who were looking for higher wages. Despite the fact that highly skilled workers were paid more than they would receive
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Directly following the civil war came a period of reconstruction era where Abraham Lincoln attempted to reunite the northern and southern states. During this time‚ goals were set for civil equality for blacks by the government. However‚ the hopes of the freed people were not met. Despite the government attempt to build equality and independence for the newly freed they were overturned by other citizens reluctant to follow the laws and lack of enforcement of the laws. The radical reconstruction involved
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The time in America from 1865 to 1877 was known as the Reconstruction period. President Lincoln had been assassinated by John Wilkes Booth‚ but prior to that‚ he had given the Emancipation Proclamation. This meant all of the slaves in the South were free American Citizens. However‚ his successor Andrew Johnson was a Southern Democrat who had sympathy for the South. When he took his role in office‚ the South was almost completely off the hook. He passed southern state legislators which were called
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