Congress held tight control of the fragile nation‚ forcing policies past a Southern Democratic President and into law. These Reconstruction programs had a few goals in mind‚ and many‚ especially the more moderate‚ Republicans focused primarily on restoring the Union. Additionally‚ radicals attempted to grant full civil liberties to former slaves. In general‚ all pursuing Reconstruction wished to reiterate the unity of the United States‚ and most‚ especially from the North‚ wanted to grant partial civil
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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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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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U.S. History 1865 to 1945 Worksheet Matrices Using the information from your textbook and classroom discussion complete the following matrices. 1. Era of Reconstruction Matrix While completing the Matrix‚ contrast presidential reconstruction plans with congressional reconstruction. Note key people‚ major dates‚ policies‚ and outcomes for the New South. If necessary‚ additional rows may be added to the matrix. Plan Key People Dates Policies Outcomes Lincoln’s 10%Plan Abraham Lincoln Andrew
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In The New View of Reconstruction‚ Eric Foner says that even though Reconstruction failed to meet the goals of Radical Republicans‚ painlessly rebuild the South‚ and give the freed blacks complete rights and opportunities‚ Reconstruction did give African Americans some new chances and a brief taste of a free society. Political‚ social‚ and economic progress was made by blacks through the 14th and 15th amendments. Good things came out of the chaotic period of Reconstruction. The South actually was
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Reconstruction was a success because of what it did to get to where America is now. Without reconstruction‚ the USA could still be partially divided and there would still be Confederate beliefs‚ there are still some of that today but it’s completely unnormalized and looked down on. Important parts of Reconstruction the Union did to get where we are today are the amendments‚ our economic steps‚ and how they progressed America’s education system. Although Reconstruction was a success there were a few
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The reconstruction era was an era of rebuilding after the civil war. The united states handled the success of the reconstruction era in a variety of ways from well (political) to poorly (social) The social equality for freed slaves was a major point in the reconstruction. The political freedom of the former slaves was one of the best handled points of the reconstruction. When the thirteenth amendment was passed it stated that “neither slavery nor involuntary servitude … shall exist in the United
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1. What were the two phases of Reconstruction? What policies or decisions helped to shape each phase? • One phase of the Reconstruction era was the presidential era which started after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln‚ the man to take his place was Andrew Johnson. But as stated in the textbook “Johnson was a bitter racist” (411) he was against the idea of black equality. In May 1865 a lenient policy toward the South was designed to try and re-establish the southern state governments. The second
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Slaves- The role of the Reconstruction was very important to the former slaves that had been held in the South. Promises of freedoms were soon realized to be false hopes. The freedpeople of the South were large placed into situations where they were little more than slaves. They were still considered inferior‚ and faced persecution when they tried to exercise their rights. The Southern Whites- The economy of the South had largely existed on slave labor. Reconstruction saw slavery end in the South
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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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