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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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    After the Civil War‚ the United States entered a period known as the Reconstruction Era. During the Reconstruction Era‚ three pivotal amendments were passed and added to the Constitution. Amendment 13‚ passed in 1865 and perhaps the most crucial‚ abolished all slavery in the United States. Amendment 14 was passed in 1868 and granted African American citizenship‚ a step up from the 3/5 Compromise in which white slave owners could use each slave they owned as 3/5 of a person (and a vote) when it

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    Plan for Reconstruction President Johnson and the Radical Republicans both came up with plans of how to reconstruct America after the Civil War. President Johnson was more lenient toward the Southerners because of his background. His plan did not include harsh punishments. The Radical Republicans plans were strict and imposed cruel new laws for the betrayal of the Confederate states. The views from each are completely opposite when concerning Freemen. My plan for reconstruction is an "A+"

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    Ch 40 ‚ PC 3 : .Issue : Did LLC failed to pay the market value of OLSON`s interest? .Rule: A member`s ownership interest in an LLC is not freely transferable.A transferee of a member distributional interest receives only the member`s share of LLC distributions. .Application: according to the written agreement LLC payed the capital account and 2005 compensation to Olson.Olson may argue that due to the oral agreement LLC breached it`s duty to pay fair market value of a member.on the other hand

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    Ansley Walker DBQ Byrd The period of the Civil War and Reconstruction‚ lasting from 1860-1877‚ the nation underwent a multitude of powerful changes‚ physically and emotionally. A school of thought today exists that‚ “The North won the war‚ bur the South won reconstruction.” What does this mean exactly? When the Union defeated the Confederacy‚ Northerners‚ freemen‚ and existing slaves imagined a political and social revolution in which their dreams of abolition and government power would manifest

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    earn money to pay bills‚ such as their houses. This affected economic issue because the government would earn money. Various lives were impacted during the Reconstruction of 1865-1877‚ including blacks and whites. During the Reconstruction of 1865-1877‚ African Americans lives were impacted by political‚ social and economic issues. Reconstruction endorsed important changes in America’s political life. The

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    African Americans have made significant progress since the end of civil war in 1865(Brinkley 2015). After the war‚ African Americans who were slaves got their freedom and formed Republican Party. The process of reconstruction started and the blacks gained an opportunity to be leaders in the United State government for the first time in history. The blacks won election in southern America state governments and in the Congress of the entire America. After freedom proclamation‚ the African American

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    Chapter 40: Nursing Management: Nutritional Problems Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which finding for a 19-year-old female who is a vegan may indicate the need for cobalamin supplementation? a. Paresthesias b. Ecchymoses c. Dry‚ scaly skin d. Gingival swelling ANS: A Cobalamin (vitamin B12) cannot be obtained from foods of plant origin‚ so the patient will be most at risk for signs of cobalamin deficiency‚ such as paresthesias‚ peripheral neuropathy‚ and anemia. The other symptoms listed are associated

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    The Underground Railroad was crucial to the Reconstruction era and in supporting the Union side of the Civil War. The Railroad was a system of routes and safe houses that helped slaves escape from slavery to a better life. Runaway slaves were led by “conductors” such as the famous Harriet Tubman to free territories‚ the most popular destination of these being Canada‚ or the “promised land”. Many slaves also escaped to Northern states‚ Mexico‚ or even the Caribbean. The system provided an opportunity

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    new southern state legislatures passed restrictive “black codes” (which would prevent blacks from owning land and from getting an education) to control the labor and behavior of former slaves and other African Americans.” (“Reconstruction”)Then‚ “during Radical Reconstruction

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