America was divided on many important matters‚ especially how she would reconstruct what had been destroyed. Racism was rampant through the reconstruction era‚ imperialism‚ and continuing on until today‚ and Christianity was there responding and reacting to the culture at every stage.
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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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Film Analysis Gregory Hamlin HIST 222. African-American History Since 1877 Professor Alli Chambers American Military University October 14‚ 2012 Documentary Film Analysis Worksheet History 222 – African American History Since 1877 Instructions: • You will find the list of films you can choose from in the assignment section of the course. • Go to the list and pick your film. You must view the entire film. If you can’t access films because of deployment‚ geographic location
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Beyersdorf 6th U.S. History 12/7/12 Were Blacks Free During Reconstruction? Reconstruction was the South’s transformation following the Civil War. Reconstruction attempted to solve political‚ social‚ and economic problems between the South and the North. This time period was important to study because it showed America’s struggle to become reunited. To fully understand the question of whether Blacks were free during Reconstruction‚ “free” must be defined. To be free‚ within this historical time
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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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Reconstruction Rebuilding the South after the Civil War presented substantial challenges. This challenging period of time following the Civil War from 1865-1877 is known as Reconstruction. It was a time of transformation and a time of turbulence in the South. Abraham Lincoln initially developed a plan for Southern states to rejoin the union (Foner). Over time this plan changed when Lincoln was assassinated and Andrew Johnson became President. Legislation followed to try to resolve the issue of the
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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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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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A Change in History? Looking back through American history there have been those “what if” moments. Moments where we sit there and think‚ what if that had never happened or if it happened at a different time? Would the world still be the same? Would American’s still have the freedom we have today? One will never know‚ we can only imagine what the world would have been like if a different course was taken. There are a few events in American history that I felt should have gone a little differently
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