The era between 1865 and 1877 is known as the Reconstruction Era. During the civil war the southern economy was destroyed. Plantations‚ crops‚ houses and railroads were ruined. They were ruined because the slaves were forced to work. The north consists of factories while the south consists of farming. The North and the South wanted to be their own part of land because they didn’t agree with each other. The South was most responsible for the shape of the New South due to social‚ economic‚ political
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The Reconstruction Era of the United States of America refers to a time of postbellum efforts to restructure the political‚ legal‚ and economic systems in the states that had seceded from the Union during the American Civil War. This period began when the Civil War ended in 1865 and continued for twelve years until its deterioration in 1877. A crucial period in the nation’s history‚ this reconstructive phase marked the first time the laws and Constitution were rewritten to guarantee African-Americans
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Tova Wax Mrs. Oakes History/Newton 9/9/2013 Radical Reconstruction I. Black Codes Anger Congress A. Rights and Restrictions 1. Black codes granted some rights. a. African Americans could marry legally b. African Americans could own some kind of property 2. Black Codes forbade freedmen from things like: a. The right to vote b. The right to own guns c. The right to serve on juries 3. The could work as servants or farm laborers‚ sometimes they had to sign
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Lincoln‚ Johnson‚ and Congress’ Plans for Reconstruction The main goals of the Reconstruction were to readmit the Southern states back into the Union and recognize the civil rights of Freedmen in the society. Its tasks were to unify America into one nation‚ secure the rights of every man‚ and establish order. Three major strategies were presented to unify the nation. The three major Reconstruction plans were contributed by Lincoln‚ Johnson‚ and the Congress. Lincoln presented his plan in 1864
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Blaize Giangiulio Mr. Reader AP US II 3 September 2014 From 1860 to 1877 America fought a bloody Civil War and went through a “Reconstruction” era from that war. During this time period changes to the Constitution‚ such as the 15th Amendment that granted African American men the right to vote‚ caused what is now viewed as a revolution. The formation of the Ku Klux Klan in 1865 exemplifies a social change that stirred the pot of revolution in a different way. Put together‚ the social and constitutional
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The Reconstruction Era was a period from 1863-1877 in which America went through three phases of reconstruction after the Civil War. In the early 1860’s the Civil War between the Union and Confederate‚ the war’s main cause were economic and racial reasons. After the end of the war‚ the reconstruction and unifying of the country started. During reconstruction there was a Presidential and Congressional reconstruction followed by a redemption period. The presidential reconstruction was the transition
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destruction. It would take a lot of effort to reestablish states. The remaking of the states was called reconstruction. During the Reconstruction Era many changes happened. In 1865 and 1866 southern states legislatures passed black codes to control the behavior and work of African Americans. There was outrage in the north over the codes‚ and they did not want the support from Presidential Reconstruction. During this time blacks gained a voice in the government for the first time in American history.
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How important was the Second Reform Act (1867) in Disraeli’s emergence as Conservatives leader? This question focuses on the importance of the Second Reform Act in Disraeli’s rise to the top of the Conservative Party and his emergence as the leader. In order to decide on the relative importance of the Send Reform Act‚ I will also consider other factors‚ which impacted on Disraeli’s emergence‚ including the 1846 split of the Conservative party and the death of George Bentinck‚ Derby’s ineffective
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apart over one major issue: slavery. With the end of the Civil War came the end of slavery in the United States. Although the former black slaves were now free‚ they had no land and very few rights‚ and most did not even have family. Though out reconstruction‚ blacks were able to gain rights‚ but were continuously repressed by the white Southerners. The only way to truly enfranchise the former slaves was by effectively disenfranchising their former masters. The reign the masters had over their former
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The period of Reconstruction‚ lasting from 1865-1876‚ consisted of the years after the Civil War during which Americans made efforts to rebuild their chaotic nation. African Americans were arguably affected by this period the most because it was a small step in the right direction towards securing political and economic rights for former slaves. However‚ the slight improvement of daily life for African Americans didn’t result in much change. Although the North was somewhat successful economically
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