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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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 reconstruction Era was full of hardships and pain‚ but in the end was a very important period of time. The South was the most affected by the civil war and reconstruction because it was the side that wanted to split in the first place. After the civil war‚ the South had to agree to stop slavery before they could join back into the United States. Reconstruction was hard for African Americans because many white men didn’t treat them equal. The economy was a failure because many African Americans
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Reconstruction was a period from 1865 to 1877 in which national laws‚ including the United States’ Constitution‚ were rewritten to guarantee rights to former slaves. This era‚ however‚ failed to reach its goal of allowing freed slaves to gain economic and social mobility. White supremacist groups such as the Ku Klux Klan created a dangerous environment for African Americans to thrive in. For instance‚ Harper’s Weekly magazine wrote‚ “If a colored man ventures to tell of some frightful assassination…he
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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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Lincoln’s words and his vision of the path of Reconstruction. After the bloody defeat of the rebellious Southern states in the Civil War‚ America needed peaceful reconciliation and reconstruction. What was intended to be a painless‚ effortless plan turned into another irrelevant conflict that ended up a failure. Although‚ the southern reaction to northern rule was a factor that lead its to failure‚ northern political factors also killed Reconstruction. Initially‚ southern reaction to the northern
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The time after the Civil War was known as the period of Reconstruction which lead to many changes in how the U.S. functioned. When slavery was abolished the now free African Americans had their freedom there was many repercussions in economic‚ political‚ and social areas within the country. For instance‚ African Americans were able to work in order to provide for themselves‚ black men earned the right to vote‚ and the government worked to help African Americans become self reliant. These changes
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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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To what extent was the era of Reconstruction a “false dawn” for African Americans in the Southern state of the United States of America? 1863 - 1877 During the era of construction‚ African Americans were led to believe that things were about to change for them. The emancipation proclamation introduced by Lincoln had been passed in 1863‚ which immediately entitled freedom to 50‚000 slaves. They were now free‚ no longer tied down by the restrictions of slavery‚ which meant things could be done to
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Reconstruction did not successfully solve the problems caused by slavery and the Civil War because the slaves were still being tricked and the white people were discriminating against the African Americans. Slavery was a big issue in the United States. They took advantage of the African Americans during the Civil War. Lincoln believed that slavery was wrong and if he set the slaves free during the Civil War‚ then they would get a huge advantage and reach the end of the war with the Union’s victory
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