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    after the death of the one man who held the country together through a civil war‚ President Lincoln‚ and after the decimation of Southern infrastructure; much to the dismay of the Republican party‚ who controlled the politics at this time‚ the Reconstruction failed to accomplish its chief goal of promoting equality as the country fell back into its antebellum ways. In an effort to right the wrongs of the past‚ Republicans strove to address the varying definitions of freedom to promote equality. These

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    AKPAN‚ EKEMINI PAUL ENMT 380 Air Quality Management Examination 3rd Session-Spring 2014 Part I - Multiple Choice and True/False Questions. Each question weighs 1 point. Please use blue ink to write directly on this document. After completion‚ submit the file using your last name to the appropriate folder. 1. Which criteria pollutant is colorless‚ odorless‚ and poses a risk to humans‚ even in

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    Reconstruction Rebecca Howard University of Phoenix #1 I found that I had mixed feelings as to if the Reconstruction was a splendid failure or not so I did some research. The Reconstruction is surrounded by controversy. Eric Froner asserts that the Reconstruction did not achieve the radical goals that were hoped for but the Reconstruction did offer African Americans in the south a vison of a free society even if only temporarily. Historians have categorized the Reconstruction as a total failure

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    deciding who would direct the Reconstruction process. The South was economically devastated and socially revolutionized by emancipation. As slave owners reluctantly confronted the end of slave labor‚ blacks took their first steps in freedom. Black churches and freedmen’s schools helped the former slaves begin to shape their own destiny. The new President Andrew Johnson was politically inept and personally contentious‚ and attempted to implement a moderate plan of Reconstruction‚ along the lines originally

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    Missouri and its Fifth Congressional District Carmen Williams Liberty University Abstract Substantial information exists which would enable the American people to vote intelligently‚ thus casting an informed ballot. It is logical to examine the résumé of those who represent us by examining the political history and more importantly the voting record of those who represent us. Our votes for representatives in Congress are particularly important for it is the Constitution that gives us our responsibility

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    During reconstruction‚ black lives had changed dramatically. There were changes that related to slavery‚ and changes that gave blacks citizenship‚ voting rights‚ civil rights‚ and much more. The period of reconstruction was a struggle for African Americans‚ however by the time it was over‚ they could all breathe a sigh of relief. After the South was defeated by the Union army‚ people of color nationwide were declared free; however‚ blacks had to find their own course of action during the reconstructed

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    After the Civil War came the Reconstruction Era. During the Reconstruction Era they passed an act called the 14th amendment and it was to free the blacks from being slaves. Although blacks had freedom‚ but they still were not free from society because a lack of resources and racism that kept blacks in slavery. A lack of resources kept blacks in slavery. Blacks soon realized that being free made them feel great but it did not mean they were going to be successful and have everything in the palm of

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    Reconstruction was a period in United States history where African Americans gained tremendous freedom and rights. This period came after the Civil War when the Northern states won the war and the Southern States were defeated. Reconstruction took place during the years of 1863 to 1877 and the goal of Reconstruction was to abolish slavery and reunite and rebuild the Union. Reconstruction was successful because of the unification of the Union under President Lincoln’s Ten Percent Plan‚ the passing

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    Why was Reconstruction a failure? The Reconstruction of the South was a period where the government decided they needed to solve economic and political problems that had become over the years. I think the Reconstruction Era was a failure for many reasons. The Era had a goal of allowing freedom and equality for all‚ abolishing slavery‚ and restoration of the Union and I don’t feel as though any of those were accomplished. President Lincoln issued a proclamation

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    political policies of the states in the post reconstruction south? Throughout the post reconstruction period‚ the Democratic party dominated in almost every political aspect and controlled most state and local government decisions. The debt and finances were a huge issue in post reconstruction politics due to the debt reaching close to 17 million dollars by the year 1875. The debt itself consisted of a variety of bonds issued during the Reconstruction period. The simplest way to handle to debt would

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