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    earn money to pay bills‚ such as their houses. This affected economic issue because the government would earn money. Various lives were impacted during the Reconstruction of 1865-1877‚ including blacks and whites. During the Reconstruction of 1865-1877‚ African Americans lives were impacted by political‚ social and economic issues. Reconstruction endorsed important changes in America’s political life. The

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    After the Civil War‚ the United States entered a period known as the Reconstruction Era. During the Reconstruction Era‚ three pivotal amendments were passed and added to the Constitution. Amendment 13‚ passed in 1865 and perhaps the most crucial‚ abolished all slavery in the United States. Amendment 14 was passed in 1868 and granted African American citizenship‚ a step up from the 3/5 Compromise in which white slave owners could use each slave they owned as 3/5 of a person (and a vote) when it

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    Why did the Reconstruction go South? The Reconstruction demolition of the South did not goes as planned; instead of striving forward everything went south. The North proceeded with their plan of making the slaves into freedman by complete destruction of the South. Well everything went according to the plan but they did not plan of what they would do with the freedmen. They did not think of what to do with the land that they had destroyed; this problem alone caused chaos to the North. Plus other

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    What were the objectives and long term effects of Reconstruction on political‚ economic and social development of the United States? Reconstruction‚ literally meaning the rebuilding of the shattered nation‚ was a pivotal movement between 1865 and 1877 in which the South was trying to be readmitted into the Union as well as a moment in time where blacks were attempting to gain a redefined status in American society. The period of reconstruction during the later half of the 19th century consisted

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    I. Body II: Comparison – Jetsmart V.S. Other Common Failed IT Projects  Are these failures reasons unique? How do they compare with common failure reasons? - These failures reasons share similarities but also equip its own uniqueness from the common project failure reasons. - Similarities: In general‚ the overall causes and directions can be considered the same. Regardless of the specific details‚ common causes for IT Project Failures could be explained and looked at from two broad perspectives:

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    Women’s Suffrage By the end of Lincoln’s Reconstruction Era‚ America’s economy doubled in size from the year 1877 to 1893. This period was trademarked the beginning of the industrial revolution. The revolution was sparked by new developments in the railroad industry and the telegraph. Through the massive industrial boom‚ the federal government failed to evolve its economic policies in accordance with its growing wealth‚ allowing corporations to monopolize certain industries. Almost all industries

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    African Americans have made significant progress since the end of civil war in 1865(Brinkley 2015). After the war‚ African Americans who were slaves got their freedom and formed Republican Party. The process of reconstruction started and the blacks gained an opportunity to be leaders in the United State government for the first time in history. The blacks won election in southern America state governments and in the Congress of the entire America. After freedom proclamation‚ the African American

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    Civil War and Reconstruction era was it more liberty During the Civil War and Reconstruction Era‚ was one of the most historical moments in the United States American‚ which last from 1860-1877. There been serious argument if the Civil War and Reconstruction era was it more economic freedom‚ political freedom‚ religious freedom or social freedom on liberty? In 1860‚ Abraham Lincoln was elected to be president of the United States‚ he had idea that slavery should be abolish‚ which let people feared

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    An example for the future‚ Reconstruction governments in the south and in the federal government accomplished more than anyone could have imagined. Following the civil war‚ the Union appointed Republican governments in the former Confederate states. These governments did much more than restore the states to their former glory: they instilled their values in the laws. The states’ laws were more pluralistic than ever‚ and quality of life for African Americans was greatly improved. The Republican governments

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    government as the Civil War drew to a close as being dependent upon their freedom. Q: Why 40 acres and a broken down mule? Do you believe they deserved more/less land? Did they not deserve a more useful mule? 93. The committee on behalf of the freedmen sent a letter to Andrew Johnson in 1865 concerning keeping the land‚ which had been set aside for them after the war‚ which had been rumored to be given back to the previous owner. 1. It was important for the petitioners to obtain the land on

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