(farming) 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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1. Reconstruction a. The purposes of Reconstruction were to bring the country back together‚ and economy that was strong and social and political footing. The Congressional Plans for Reconstruction restricted eligibility for participation in the state constitutional conventions in the South. The president‚ whom at the time was Abraham Lincoln‚ was running it. The congressional reconstruction supported the “forfeited-rights theory” and wanted revenge against the south. The Presidential Reconstruction
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Reconstruction: Fail or Succeed? Reconstruction failed due to Andrew Johnson‚ the Black Codes‚ and the Freedmen’s Bureau..Andrew Johnson’s‚ who was the father of the black codes‚ created policies and ideals that led to the black codes‚ KKK‚ sharecropping and the Compromise of 1877. Andrew Johnson supported white supremacy in the South and favored Southern political leaders who had aided the Confederacy once war had been declared. After the war‚ the Union needed to bring the South back into the
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Reconstruction in the 1800’s can have a lot of different meanings. For some the reconstruction was the rejoining of the two sides that fought in the civil war‚ the North and the South. For others in government it was the presidential reconstruction after the death of Lincoln. Most importantly for some reconstruction mean finally being a free man with right and who could vote and provide for his family. The African Americans were a big part of reconstruction‚ just being freed by the passing of the
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The biggest challenge of The Reconstruction Era was creating laws that would work to create equality‚ but laws aren’t always the answer in creating equality especially between whites and blacks. Although the 13th amendment had occurred and slaves were freed and given a "helping hand" to start a new‚ free life‚ that amendment did not help all that much. Later on the blacks were given The Freedmen’s Bureau to get help in resources and finding new opportunities‚ the bureau did try to do as much as
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The Summary of P.B. Shelley’s Ode to the West Wind Published in 1820‚ P.B. Shelley’s Ode to the West Wind‚ is a poem which allegorizes the role of the poet as the voice of change and revolution. Shelley realizes that he cannot in actual life‚ rise to the height of imaginative perfection‚ which was his dream. But it is his bold optimism that he invokes the West Wind to blow the clarion call to the ‘unawaken’d earth’ and to sow the seeds of hope of regeneration. The poem begins with three stanzas
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Krista Angeliadis 12/17/14 APUSH Period 8 The era from 1860 to 1877 was a time of reconstruction and revolution in America. Many constitutional developments aided the reform movement‚ such as the ratification of the 13th‚ 14th‚ and 15th Amendments‚ which granted African Americans voting and civil rights. Though these changes seemed like a step in the right direction‚ social values such as white supremacy didn’t allow things to go as planned. Despite
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Kenneth M. Stampp and Eric Foner both agree to disagree on the outcomes‚ purposes and causes of reconstruction. Kenneth Stampp‚ in the article‚ “The Era of Reconstruction 1865- 1877‚” explains how the radical effort to establish and protect Negro civil and political rights had failed but also that in the “long run” it didn’t‚ therefore agreeing that the reconstruction was a success. He explains how the emancipation of the blacks was more than just a gesture and that getting the 14th and 15th amendment
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The Reconstruction era following the Civil War managed to accomplish various goals regarding the freed slaves‚ the south‚ and the nation. This positive growth‚ especially for the African Americans was brief. In the efforts to reconstruct the southern society and integrate the freedmen‚ the southern whites‚ who were previously prosperous began to feel betrayed and neglected. There were many grievances‚ such as arguing that the Freedman’s Bureau infringed their rights and wanting the Union to withdraw
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