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    There were three essential plans of reconstruction offered by President Lincoln‚ President Johnson‚ and Congress. In effect of the major Union victories in 1863‚ at the battles of Gettysburg and Vicksburg‚ President Abraham Lincoln began to develop his plan for reconstruction. Lincoln wanted to reassemble the North and South after the war ended. Lincolns game plan for Reconstruction included the Ten-Percent Plan. The Ten-Percent Plan stated that a state in the south could be reaccepted into the Union

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    Background From 1861 to 1865 the United States was embroiled in an internal conflict that divided the country. This conflict fundamentally changed the life of people of both the South and the North. It upheld the unification of the state and abolished the slavery. Lasting impact had been made on American society. For decades after the war‚ Northern Republicans "waved the bloody shirt‚" brought up wartime casualties as an electoral tactic. Memories of the war and Reconstruction held the segregated the

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    After the catastrophic Civil War‚ the Reconstruction era struggled to repair the shattered nation. In the beginning of the time period‚ Congress passed new amendments into the Constitution to integrate former slaves into America’s society. The 14th Amendment was one of these new additions to the Constitution‚ which gave equal rights to freedmen. The 15th Amendment allowed blacks to vote and express their views on politics. The Reconstruction Amendments aimed to give citizenship rights and the ability

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    failures of Reconstruction. What Black gains made during Reconstruction were retained despite Democratic redemption of the Southern states? How did economic conditions in the nation‚ both North and South influence the end of Reconstruction? Characteristics and Impacts of American Reconstruction Uploaded by tyson_626 (4560) on Feb 10‚ 2005 {draw:rect} A revolution drowned in blood Reconstruction and African American political power The period of U.S. history known as Reconstruction‚ following

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    Effects of Reconstruction on African Americans Reconstruction generally refers to the period in United States history immediately following the Civil War in which the federal government set the conditions that would allow the rebellious Southern states back into the Union. In 1862‚ Abraham Lincoln had appointed provisional military governors to re-establish governments in Southern states that were recaptured by the Union Army. The main condition for re-admittance was that at least ten percent

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    adjust to freedom?‚ Should the confederacy be treated as states that had never really left the union or as conquered territory subjected to continued military occupation?‚ and last but not least who had the authority to decide these questions of reconstruction: was it the president or the congress? In addition to that the conflicts between the regional sections‚ political parties‚ and economic interests continued beyond the war. For example‚ republicans in the North wanted to continue the economic

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    and abandoned land. In March 3‚ 1865‚ Congress passed the act that will establish the Bureau of Refugees. But before approval it was driven by the Department of War and viewed by General Otis Howard given the position by the former president Lincoln. Congress lead legislation‚ Civil Rights Act of 1866‚ although this was applied to the Nation states kept on record and continued the black codes and second class citizenship was given to slaves. The Civil Rights Act drew numbers‚ civil rights such as

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    Reconstruction was primarily to reunite the country and to construct a southern society not based on slavery. Since many dilemmas were left after the Civil War‚ the federal government tried to repair them.(Schultz‚2014‚275) Although the Reconstruction‚ era had quite the number of accomplishments‚ in my opinion‚ I strongly agree it was a grad failure. When Congress established the Freedman’s Bureau‚ it seems as if there was not enough to provide the necessities to grant full success to southern black

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    Reconstruction had multiple failures and some successes. It’s pretty much agreed on by many historians that the idea of reconstruction was a failure. The Civil War preserved the Union and freed the slaves. However‚ during Reconstruction‚ a lack of political focus on the effort failed to solve the sectional wounds‚ and the elimination of the freed slaves’ new gained civil liberties failed to bring about long-term racial integration. Through the primary sources of: The Emancipation Proclamation by

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    The Securitisation & Reconstruction of Financial Assets & Enforcement of Security Interest Act 2002[SARFAESI] Asset reconstruction – acquisition by any securitisation Co or reconstruction Co‚ of any right or interest of any bank/financial institution‚ in any financial assistance‚ for the purpose of realization of such financial assistance Financial assistance – means any loan/advance granted or any debenture/bond subscribed /any guarantees given / LOC established/any other credit facility

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