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    Civil War‚ America was in the era of Reconstruction‚ which was to bring the eleven seceding states back to a self-government and to be reseated in Congress‚ civil status of the former leaders of the Confederacy‚ and the Constitutional and legal status of freedmen. As people focused to attack on these issues‚ there was also people who thought the opposite was better for America such as‚ the South did not like some of the ideas that was to come with Reconstruction of America‚ and also the Klu Klux Klan

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    Reconstruction had multiple failures and some successes. It’s pretty much agreed on by many historians that the idea of reconstruction was a failure. The Civil War preserved the Union and freed the slaves. However‚ during Reconstruction‚ a lack of political focus on the effort failed to solve the sectional wounds‚ and the elimination of the freed slaves’ new gained civil liberties failed to bring about long-term racial integration. Through the primary sources of: The Emancipation Proclamation by

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    Jasmine Beasley History 101 February 16‚ 2013 Essay Question 1: In what ways was Reconstruction a success and in what ways a failure? The reconstruction was successful in abolishing slavery and giving them the rights to protect them for instance the right to vote‚ speak‚ own property‚ make contracts‚ and have access to courts as parties and witnesses. Also there was the freedmen’s bureau which helped the ones in need from being homeless and completely poor. This bill gave the bureau

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    York‚ Princess Ann and Norfolk‚ including the cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth‚ and which excepted parts‚ are for the present‚ left precisely as if this proclamation were not issued.” In 1863‚ Lincoln institutes his Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction. He believes that the states that have seceded from the Union will want to return‚ once the Union wins the war. The proclamation states‚ in order for them to do so‚ ten percent of the population who voted in the elections of 1860 must take an

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    Sokhna Beye The Reconstruction was the period during which the United States began to rebuild after the Civil War‚ lasting from 1865 to 1877. It was to repair the North and the South politically‚ economically and socially. After the Civil War‚ the South’s economy was completely ruined and needed help from the Union government; which they were trying to stay way from. The Reconstruction can be evaluated both as a success and a failure. Its successes were the restoration of the eleven confederate

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    The Civil war took place due to slavery and preventing African Americans from withdrawing from the United states. After the ending of the Civil War of 1865-1877‚ Reconstruction took place. The reconstruction began after the North had won its victory against the South. It was a process of readmitting Southern states into the southern union. During this period there was a controversy because of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination however‚ Johnson replaced his position as president. African Americans suffered

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    Susan Weng Reconstruction: Overall Failure. After the Civil war ended in 1865‚ the south was in complete shambles‚ the economy was down‚ there were political struggles‚ and newly freed slaves needed to be included in society. All these problems called for “The Reconstruction Act of 1867”‚ which was instituted by the Republican Party. The goal of reconstruction was meant to reunite the nation and rebuild a southern society that was not based on slavery. Historians Kenneth M. Stampp and Eric

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    Reconstruction: Failure or Success? Reconstruction occurred immediately after the Civil War. It was enforced by the Union to help readmit southern states back into the Union‚ and to enforce equal rights for newly freed slaves. For freed slaves‚ Reconstruction was both a success and failure. However‚ for the southern economy‚ Reconstruction turned out to be an immense failure. A main goal of Reconstruction was to ensure newly freed slaves would be given opportunities they had gone without for over

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    Reconstruction was an attempt to rebuild the South after the Civil War. It was noble in its aspirations; not only was Southern society and its economy to be rebuilt‚ Blacks were to be given rights and freedoms. They were to become Americans at last. However‚ this noble effort was ultimately doomed‚ and would fail. Reconstruction had to address post-war problems‚ and newly-freed blacks would need to be integrated into society‚ however‚ there were radically different ideas about how to approach this;

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    world‚ there have been many failures. The existence of slavery pushed "United States" into a dreadful collision between the Northern abolitionists and the Southern proslavery southerners. With the Civil war being the most horrific war in American history with the most casualties‚ the country was bound to reconstruct. The South was devastated due to abolition of slavery causing the economy to become insubstantial. After the nation faced economic downfall‚ the reconstruction age began when Lincoln wanted

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