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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 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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    FUNDAMENTALS OF LEADERSHIP 2012 Mid-Semester 1: Graded Case Study Assignment: “The Vision Failed” MARKING COVER SHEET STUDENT ID:1166350 FINAL MARKS (1st marker) Question 1: If you were consulting with the HTE Board of Directors soon after Harold started making changes‚ what would you advise them regarding Harold’s leadership from a transformational perspective? As a transformational leader Harold fails to demonstrate the 4 I’s and as such his reforms will

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    Three dreams of Civil War memory showed up amid Reconstruction: the reconciliationist vision‚ which was established in adapting until the very end and destruction the war had brought; the racial oppressor vision‚ which included fear and viciousness; and the emancipationist vision‚ which looked for full opportunity‚ citizenship‚ and Constitutional correspondence for African Americans. In other words‚ the reconstruction era could’ve gone either one of two ways. Lincoln’s way‚ or Johnson’s way. Many

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    I think that Reconstruction was a success because of its effects later in history. Although it had many bad things come out of it at the beginning‚ in the long run‚ it greatly helped get African-Americans rights. It also opened the South’s economy up to more industrial businesses‚ to gain more finances. First of all‚ African-American rights were non-existent before Reconstruction. Negroes‚ a nicer term for African-Americans‚ were seen as lesser beings that didn’t deserve rights equal to Whites. But

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    the war‚ and as a whole the south’s struggle to recover after the Civil War is known as the “Reconstruction”. A large majority of this reconstruction was based on rebuilding infrastructure in the south that was damaged or destroyed by Union soldiers during the war. It is important to note that the Reconstruction had a variety of aspects: Social‚ Political‚ Economic‚ and Cultural in reform. The Reconstruction consisted

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    of them held "its sovereignty‚ freedom‚ and independence." Though the Articles of Confederation was made to create a "firm league of friendship" between and among the 13 states‚ there were a lot of reasons why it didn’t fulfill this and initially failed. One of the biggest mistakes that the Articles of Confederation brought about that led to its failure was that it placed power in the hands of the states. The reason why the founding fathers did this was because colonists were wary of a strong

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    in 1781 by the thirteen original states. It was a plan of government for the United States of America. This agreement went into action 1781. As a Concord High school student I believe there are 5 good reasons on why the Article of Confederation failed. 1. It provided weak national government 2. Gave congress no power to tax or regulation commerce (trade) among the states 3. Provided for no common currency (money) 4. Gave each state in congress only one vote regardless of size 5. Provided for

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    Why did Reconstruction fail? Reconstruction in the United States is historically known as the time in America‚ shortly after the Civil War‚ in which the United States attempted to readdress the inequalities‚ especially of slavery and many other economic‚ social and politically issues including the poor relationship between the North and the South of America. These problems were highly significant in America‚ and a variety of groups in government tried to resolve these problems‚ but this only led

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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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