After the American Civil War in 1865 the United States entered a period called the Era of Reconstruction. The Civil War left the South in shambles‚ economically‚ infrastructurally‚ and socially. Therefore‚ the responsibility of repairing the South fell on the United States government. The physical damage of the war was the first to be addressed. The government was not only repairing physical damage‚ but economic damage‚ too. The Civil War destroyed the South’s economy‚ with many plantations and farms
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The Civil War and the period of Reconstruction brought great social‚ political‚ and economic changes to American society. The Ku Klux Klan‚ the black codes‚ and tenant farming all effected the United States in different ways. The effects of these changes continued into the 20th century. After the Civil War‚ Lincoln’s main goal was to heal the United States. Our country went through a very long and difficult war for four years. The tension was high between the North and the South now more then
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Clearly many photographic negatives require a standardized process to portray the artists given intention‚ either due to the photographer’s methodology or the subject matter in hand. In the way that the photographic image is portrayed in contemporary society; in such industries as advertisement‚ fashion‚ product‚ landscape and even art photography‚ higher than life quality is the current fashion. Artists working in alternative methods seem to be viewed with an alternative eye‚ their work can’t be
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Graft report Patellar graft The patellar tendon bone-tendon-bone graft has been the "gold standard" graft choice for ACL reconstructions since it became common practice in the mid-1980. It has been used extensively by surgeons since that time and still remains the graft of choice for a high number of orthopedists who perform this surgery regularly. The patellar tendon graft has consistently demonstrated excellent surgical outcomes with a 90-95% success rate in terms of returning to pre-injury level
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Another impact that Reconstruction had on African Americans was a positive one. Former freed slaves could now vote and own land. Things were starting to change in the south. According to the text it states‚ “Schools‚ orphanages‚ and public relief projects aimed at improving the lives of blacks were emerging all over the South. Perhaps most stunning of all‚ African-Americans were holding political office. Blacks were becoming sheriffs and judges. They were elected to school boards and city councils
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Preparation for the First Examination Multiple Choice Questions: 1. According to your text‚ what two issues lay at the heart of Reconstruction? A. whether the federal or state government was ultimately sovereign‚ and whether African Americans or Native Americans were the most oppressed minority group B. which party would gain the ascendancy‚ and how the government could regulate the economy C. the future of political and economic power for African Americans‚ and the future of North-South economic
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Reconstruction 1 The Reconstruction Era Jessica Onken American History Since 1865 Professor Tim Johnston August 2‚ 2010 Reconstruction 2 The Reconstruction Era The reconstruction era was a difficult time for the African American slaves from 1865 to 1877 because the slaves were freed and there were no jobs for them‚ had very little or no education‚ and had very limited opportunity in the south. Reconstruction was one of the most critical periods in American History. The Civil
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The reconstruction was a success in an outline as it restored the north and south states as a unified nation. However‚ the reconstruction plan did not go far and deep enough to address the political‚ economic‚ and social problems. Reconstruction failed to emerge the southern states into one central government. The radical republicans blamed believed that the confederate leaders should be punished for it. The north and south were hardly on talking relationships. The reconstruction failed to reform
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that the author of the article addresses. The initial view towards Reconstruction was that it wouldn’t have made a difference whether or not Lincoln had been part of the picture‚ many historians had believed that Lincoln would have clashed with Radical Republicans in congress much like Andrew Johnson had. However‚ this traditional view of Reconstruction has been abandoned by historians. Much like myself‚ they now view Reconstruction as tragic failed experiment which would leave the problem of racial
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Reconstruction was said to be "a time of great pain and endless questions." Many people wondered how the Confederacy would integrate into the union‚ and what would become of the freed slaves. Would black men begin to live like white men? Reconstruction was an extremely challenging time in history because Southerners still wanted to sustain their current way of life‚ and Northerners firmly believed that they should be punished for this. Congress established the Freed Man’s Bureau on March 3‚ 1865
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