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    Immediately following the Civil War the actions of Radical Republicans led to many changes in the South. Leading the way to Radical Reconstruction was Congressmen Charles Sumner and Thadeus Stevens. Their were many goals and motives the Radicals hoped to obtain. The first and main goal of the Radicals was to punish the South. The Radicals also hoped to retain Republican power by taking advantage of the South any way they could. Going along with taking advantage of the South‚ the Radicals wanted to

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    The United States had a Reconstruction Era after the Civil War. This was needed for the rebuilding of the United States. An exact date that this started would be 1865. The Reconstruction of America changed civilians in numberless ways. Different challenges arose as concepts for this plan came to mind. The North and the South battled over new ways of life they had to live to adapt to the Reconstruction plan. Republicans became stronger and freed people tried to reshape their lives as much as they

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    The Reconstruction Era lasted from 1865 until 1877 and during this time southern America was in shambles and trying to come to terms with the fact that they had lost the Civil War. To make matters even worse for the south‚ slavery was now abolished due to the thirteenth amendment that was ratified by December 1865 and made the south bankrupt. The thirteenth amendment along with many new laws such as the Civil Rights Act of 1866 was all a part of the North’s new goals. Northern America wanted to bring

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    The Reconstruction By 1865‚ the Civil War ended with a victory for the Union over the secessionist southern states. But with every conclusion comes new beginnings‚ thus the start of a new chapter American History: The Reconstruction. 1865 through 1877 was known as the period of Reconstruction. During this time the Confederate States were reintegrated into the Union. Before the Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his forces to the Union General‚ Ulysses Grant on April 9th‚ 1865 which

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    Reconstruction and Race Relations Reconstruction and Race Relations The time period during the Reconstruction Era saw a lot of change to the lives of every American‚ from white southern power struggles to post-Reconstruction political and social climate change. Newly freed slaves sought to start a new life freed from the bonds of slavery‚ while Southern White hierarchy tried everything that they could to keep them chained to the local laws. Former slaves tried to move to

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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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    the war ended. In December 1863‚ President Lincoln issued the Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction to help expedite united the Nation again. However‚ radical Congressional Republicans believed that Congress was responsible for setting the terms of unifying the nation. Radical Republicans thought the president’s plan was too lenient and did not include protection for former slaves. The reconstruction of the South would be a long and drawn out. President Lincoln’s “Ten Percent Plan” allowed

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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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    fighting and bloodshed‚ the American Civil War was no different. Due to the complex nature of the social changes that would occur following the war‚ planning for an era of reconstruction initiated prior to the war concluding. This Era of Reconstruction‚ as it would become know‚ lasted until 1877. During the Era of Reconstruction and through the end of World War I‚ the United States experienced an explosive expansion in manufacturing and agricultural production. Based on the advancements achieved

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    Reconstruction Reconstruction was a period of time between 1865 and 1877‚ which was very complex and controversial. It refers to the actual rebuilding of the south physically‚ economically and politically from the damage of the Civil War. It was an effort to rebuild southern states and also to restore the Union. During this time period‚ the federal government passed a series of laws‚ acts and amendments to bring change. Many of these amendments guaranteed the equal rights to African-Americans

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