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    and causes of reconstruction. Kenneth Stampp‚ in the article‚ “The Era of Reconstruction 1865- 1877‚” explains how the radical effort to establish and protect Negro civil and political rights had failed but also that in the “long run” it didn’t‚ therefore agreeing that the reconstruction was a success. He explains how the emancipation of the blacks was more than just a gesture and that getting the 14th and 15th amendment in the federal constitution was a pivotal outcome which was needed if blacks

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    Reconstruction and The New South Chapter 15 The aftermath of war and emancipation    Southern towns and fields ruined‚ many whites stripped of slaves and capital‚ currency worthless‚ and little property. More than 258‚000 confederate soldiers that died in the war constituted 20 percent of the white male population in the region. Mourning of the dead and the old south brought southerners to romanticize the “lost cause” and reinforce many whites to protect what remained of their ruined world

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    “Education during Reconstruction” In the south before‚ during‚ and after the reconstruction was a time for educational growth. Many states were just beginning to provide public education. The education system at the time was a shadow of the system that we know today during this era. The civil war brought the separation of races but also families. To distract from this the Radical Republicans stressed education during the reconstruction to avert the attention of the people from the war and

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    The reconstruction era was the period after the civil war when the United States was trying to repair the government. William Mason Grosvenor‚ an abolitionist and commander to a unit of African-American soldiers‚ wanted a radical and harsh reconstruction (Dudley 7). Herman Melville‚ a writer from the North‚ wanted a lenient reconstruction (Dudley 8). Therefore‚ he did not want the reconstruction to be spiteful (Dudley 9). The reconstruction should have been a peaceful way to restore the broken country

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    positions on Reconstruction emerged. These were divided into three opposing camps: Conservatives (democrats)‚ Moderates‚ and Radicals. The Conservatives believed the South should be readmitted into the Union as soon as possible‚ but the Radicals and Moderates believed there should be consequences for succeeding. <br> <br>The question of what those consequences should be separated Radical from Moderate. The answer to this question was as related to how important each side believed it was to enfranchise

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    and failure of dieting (12 marks) An explanation for the failure of dieting is the use of the boundary model. This model states that when you are on a diet‚ the dieter restrains themselves and therefore become much hungrier‚ they then set themselves an imposed‚ unreasonable diet boundary‚ once they have exceed this‚ the dieter then tends to eat to a higher level of satiety due to this restraint. Overeating then occurs as a result of this and then becomes the problem when it comes to failure of dieting

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    Jule Rotella Mrs. Calo English 3 29 October 2012 “The harder the conflict‚ the more glorious the triumph” (Thomas Paine). People will face various trials and complications. The harder something is to accomplish‚ the better people will feel when it is conquered. If never challenged to do better or succeed at something‚ people will be tempted to give up at the first sign of resistance. Conflicts occur academically‚ socially‚ and spiritually. No matter how hard situations get‚ people need to

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    Radical Republicans gain control of Reconstruction politics? The Radical Republicans gained control of Reconstruction with the 1866 election. There was violence against freedmen‚ and the Northerners were outraged. The Republicans came up with the 14th Amendment. It gave anyone born in the United States citizenship. This included freed slaves. Numerous Northerners saw the need for tougher methods‚ and supported them. What impact did federal Reconstruction policy have on the former Confederacy

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    Reconstruction Acts (1867) divided the former Confederate states into five military districts‚ each under the control of the Union army. These acts also increased the requirements for gaining readmission to the Union and to do so‚ an ex-Confederate state had to ratify the 14th Amendment and place guarantees in its constitution for granting the right to vote to all adult males regardless of race. Lincoln set up a process for political Reconstruction‚ as in reconstructing the state governments in the

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    and social legacies of reconstruction in the southern states? The biggest issue of reconstruction was the question of how the government was going to deal with the north and south‚ and how it would rebuild its relationship after the north beat the south during the war. Dealing with the former slaves was also going to be a big part of reconstruction for the south. How would they treat them now? The South was beaten and its economy was in horrible shape. The south was still furious and having

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