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    Maddie Patton Reconstruction DBQ In the year of 1877‚ Reconstruction started and was a big success in resolving political‚ social‚ and economic problems. Furthermore‚ it restored the United States as a unified nation. The era was established to fix all the conflicts between the North and South. Additionally three more amendments were stated‚ the 13th‚ 14th‚ and 15th; declaring former slaves the right to vote‚ earning their citizenship‚ and making slavery illegal. Although the former black slaves

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    turmoil and economic instability. During this time period‚ the ultimate goal for Americans was to seize the “American Dream”. This was defined by most as being able to support their family and live a comfortable life. Although some did achieve this‚ many faced social‚ political and economic hardships. Beginning with the unjust treatment of African-Americans‚ then the struggles of immigrants‚ and followed by the rise of big businesses‚ the challenges faced during this time of rebuilding varied among

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    the voting right for many black soldiers who joined the union army; however‚ many northerners opposed his position to grant African Americans voting rights. Andrew Johnson soon inaugurated the reconstruction era in permitting equality for African-Americans once Lincoln was assassinated. The reconstruction era highlighted the expansion of voting rights to those of color. A growing number of republicans believed in expanding the vote for many African American men and

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    Civil war took place due to slavery and preventing African Americans from withdrawing from the United states. After the ending of the Civil War of 1865-1877‚ Reconstruction took place. The reconstruction began after the North had won its victory against the South. It was a process of readmitting Southern states into the southern union. During this period there was a controversy because of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination however‚ Johnson replaced his position as president. African Americans suffered

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    Was Reconstruction a failure? As the bloody Civil War drew to a close‚ the period of reconstruction began to take shape across the states. There were many questions aroused following the war regarding the physical re-building of the nation‚ demobilisation and most importantly what was to replace the pre-war norm of slavery? America’s position on the latter‚ was of course both vague‚ with differing opinions from the North to the South‚ these differences which should have been settled with the outcome

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    NOT POOR‚ JUST BROKE By: DICK GREGORY Page: 46 1. Pregnant people get strange tastes. I was pregnant with poverty. Pregnant with dirt and pregnant with smells that made people turn away‚ pregnant with cold and pregnant with shoes that were never bought for me‚ pregnant with other five people in my bed and no daddy in next room‚ and pregnant with hunger. Paste doesn’t taste too bad when you’d hungry. Why do you think the author compare Richard’s situation to the pennant’s situation? 2. Answer: Personally

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    I think that the whole reconstruction era went just the way it was supposed to. Just to think that something so small of a change could have rewritten history for bad or for good. I think that if lincoln could have carried out his plan then we would live in a completley different world then what we do today. I we have had enforced the laws as hard as we could have then the south could might as well of risen back up for another war. And what if we lost this time? We could might as well be living in

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    During the time period of 1860 and 1877 many major changes occurred. From the beginning of the civil war to the fall of the reconstruction‚ the United States changed dramatically. Nearly one hundred years after the Declaration of Independence which declared all men equal‚ many social and constitutional alterations were necessary to protect the rights of all people‚ no matter their race. These social and constitutional developments that were made during 1860 to 1877 were so drastic it could be called

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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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    cooperating with the federal government is acceptable. In order to facilitate the reentry of the states into the union‚ an era of reconstruction ushered in. This would be a time of many ambitious efforts by congress to expand the civil rights of African-Americans. It proved to be a failed effort‚ overall‚ because little permanent change occurred. Although reconstruction did manage to raise great controversy and spark some change‚ it was ultimately a failure‚ for African-Americans‚ despite having laws

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