long endure… It is rather for us to be dedicated to the great task remaining before us… that this nation under God shall have a new birth of freedom.” -President Abraham Lincoln‚ Gettysburg Address‚ 1863. On 1861‚ the wager of the Union taking back her fellowship commenced. Eventually‚ after 4 years‚ 1865‚ the United States managed to remain united. With the Reconstruction Plan‚ states try to support each other rebuild their strength. With everyone continuing their alliance‚ everything was peaceful;
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The Reconstruction Era (1865 - 1877) was an attempt at enforcing social and economic equality‚ as well as rebuilding the United States after the attempted secession of the South. Although Slavery was abolished with the Thirteenth Amendment‚ and the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments further established the equality of the freed blacks‚ their enforcement was very weak and Southerners were finding ways to twist the liberties that the former slaves were given. The failure of reconstruction was brought
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The goal of the Reconstruction was for the federal government to rule the South in order to bring them back to the United States. In this period‚ black rights were improved and the South was fixed.The thirteenth Amendment marked slavery’s end as it was passed‚ after the civil war ended. Slaves were no longer were required to work for their owners. The fourteenth Amendment gave equal rights of protection to all who were born in the United States In addition to this‚ black people could vote after the
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The Successes and Failures of Reconstruction 1865 – 1877 The purpose of the Reconstruction was to reintegrate the North and the South. Between 1865 and 1877‚ the federal government under President’s Johnson and Grant‚ along with congress which consisted of Radical Republicans attempted to solve political‚ social‚ and economic issues in the 11 confederate states. The Presidential Reconstruction consisted of the president’s plan to bring the southern states back into the Union. It began
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Dr. Wheeler HIS 251 26 November 2012 Document Analysis: “Reconstruction: Clashing Dreams and Realities‚ 1865-1868” The Civil War brought with it destruction in the South‚ over 600‚000 fatalities‚ economic devastation‚ and a nation hanging together by the thread of the hopes of those who believed that the nation of Washington would not “perish from the earth.” Those living in the losing side had to face the harsh realities that their lives would never be the same‚ both for the white slave owners
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Reconstruction was a missed opportunity regarding efforts to help ex-slaves that resulted in chaos‚ economic loss‚ and social isolation to the South. First‚ Reconstruction was a lost hope because instead of restoring law and order and reconciliation‚ the South became a land of chaos due to lawlessness. The Ku Klux Klan (KKK)‚ a white-supremacist organization‚ brought terror to the south as members of the organization used violence as their weapon to bring about the collapse of the Reconstruction
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Social: Segregation Reconstruction was a twelve-year period (1865–1877) of rebuilding that followed the Civil War (1861–1865)‚ a conflict between the United States (the Union; states mostly located in the North) and states in the South (the Confederacy). The Confederacy took stand for their independence while the Union fought for the preservation of their region. Each conflicting side had their set goal in the Civil War. However‚ after the War and Reconstruction the South emerged to be profoundly
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The Reconstruction Era that occurred from 1865 to 1877 is known to be of great importance; a time period that means so much to many. Though this era may be known today as tragic and a failure I don’t quite agree. I believe the good outcomes of the era overcome those that are bad. In my opinion this era helped many; this era created hope and bravery. The hope that built in the minds of colored men and women will help them in the years that follow after the reconstruction. This Era has numerous of
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Joshua Cravy 1/18/2017 Hist 1302 Dr. Tom McKinney Discussion 13 The Reconstruction era was the point at which the South became part of the union again after the civil war had ended. This era in history holds many key events that helped give African American’s the rites they truly deserved which is why I believe it definitely necessary. However‚ this was a slow process of making them completely equal to whites in a sense that they were not completely free people. In fact‚ they were not allowed
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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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