Prior to the 1920s‚ the United States was in a phase known as the Progressive Era. This time period featured social activism and political reform in education‚ suffrage‚ labor conditions‚ and civil rights. After World War I‚ Americans saw even more social‚ political‚ and economic changes to their country. During the 1920s‚ mass-production and urbanization caused a rise of modernism that greatly impacted the United States by resulting in severe economic problems and changed attitudes towards minorities
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were two major turning points during this period were the Reconstruction and Industrialization. The civil wars ended in 1865 and with the end of the civil war bought Reconstruction to the south from 1865 to 1877. The physical rebuilding of the southern region began quickly and progressed rapidly‚ but reconstructing southern society was much more difficult process‚ especially considering the political question about how to integrate rebel states back into the nations and the social question about how
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1 August‚ 2009 Women and freedom movement from Civil War 1865 through Progressive Era 1920. The first women’s Rights convention was held in 1848 at Seneca Falls‚ New York. Elizabeth Cady Stanton gave a speech about the Declaration of Sentiments. During this speech she declared that men and women are created equal. This is truly considered the beginning of the women’s movement. Elizabeth was concerned about more than just women’s vote. She was an advocate for women’s health‚ education‚ custody
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The Politics of Reconstruction a. The Civil War was bloodiest war in American history (600‚000 soldiers died). It began as way to preserve Union but evolved into a struggle for African American freedom‚ resulting in the death of slavery in the United States and the unification of the states under a stronger central government. b.The Defeated South i.South destroyed after defeat: towns ruined‚ slavery (means of labor in cotton fields) lost‚ destroyed cotton fields‚ depressed economy ii.Defeat
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and abolished slavery in the United States. Though most people believe that the primary motive behind freeing the African-American’s was to benefit their race‚ it was instead to assist in helping the Union gain more power and eventually win the war over the Confederate states. In order for the southern states to be readmitted to the Union‚ they were required to acknowledge and ratify this amendment. Lincoln knew that if he were to abolish slavery‚ the southern states would lose their labor force
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Freedmen’s Bureau is also known as “the Ex-Slave’s Friend” was created on March 4th of 1865 during the Reconstruction era by the U.S. government as a federal agency and a part of the United States Department of War to help the newly released and freed slavery which is also known as freedmen and southern white refugees transition to freedom in the Southern States and the District of Columbia. The Bill was created by President Abraham Lincoln and was originally intended to last for one year to help
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discuss “What role did the Freedmen’s Bureau play in the South during the Reconstruction era of the United States?” I will examine the programs established to aid freedmen in the South during the Reconstruction era. History texts and websites will be used to help develop the investigation that will analyze the effectiveness of the United States Department of War’s effort in attempts to change society in the former Confederate States. Source A is a secondary source‚ a case study written by Major William
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Jones-Herbert Contemporary U.S. History105 1. Identify two major historical turning points in the period under discussion. There were two major historical turning points during this period; Reconstruction and the Industrial Revolution. With the end of the Civil War in 1865 came the Reconstruction Era which lasted until 1877. During this time the federal government attempted to resolve the issues that resulted from the ending of the Civil War. Although physical rebuilding of the region began quickly
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DBQ With the era of American Reconstruction in America during the mid to late 1800’s came a sense of opportunity and hope for its people. America was on the move as nation‚ railroads being built faster than ever and the freedmen looking to find their niche in society. Although in the beginning the government provided support for these new citizens‚ efforts toward reconstruction faded as the years passed. Those efforts faded to a point where they were all but nonexistent‚ and with the unwritten Compromise
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Foner’s “Reconstruction Revisited” Jonathan Fetterley History 202: American History 1840-1900 August 4‚ 2014 In 1982 Eric Foner‚ a historian and writer‚ penned an article called “Reconstruction Revisited”. In this article he expressed his views on the Reconstruction period of American history‚ and how this period of time had become the subject of much debate. To begin this discussion Foner writes‚ "historians have failed to produce a coherent modern portrait of Reconstruction.”1 To
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