Civil War was called the Reconstruction Period. Reconstruction was a federal policy established immediately after the South surrendered; it was an attempt to create a new Southern society and heal the terrible wounds between the North and South. The three main goals of the Reconstruction were to "protect the rights of the freed slaves‚ rebuild the South ’s devastated economy‚ and enforce the loyalty of the ex-confederates . In spite of tremendous efforts‚ the Reconstruction Period failed to completely
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1- Why was the country so divided by Reconstruction? Several incidents were in action at the time of the reconstruction. The initial plan‚ lead by the President Lincoln ensisted that each state would have to change their constitution in order to enter once again into the union. Also‚ ten percent of able voters from each state had to pledge allegiance to the union. Reactions from this movement to once again have the states unionized was frowned upon by the Republicans‚ who thought it was too weak
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There were many political and social effects of Radical Reconstruction in the South. In the South‚ the Reconstruction Act triggered a stir of political activity among former slaves. These former slaves began to go on strike‚ held mass meetings and tried to end segregation on public transportation. The Union League was an organization laced with the Republican party. Thousands of southern blacks became a part of the Union League and the majority of black voters‚ that were eligible‚ registered to vote
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The Civil War and Reconstruction were two major events in 19th century America. The Civil War started in 1861 and ended in 1865. The war was against the North‚ who were called the Yankees‚ and the South‚ who were called the Confederates. The Reconstruction occurred in 1865 and ended in 1877. This period was about rebuilding the South after the war. The movie‚ Gone with the Wind¸ is focused on these two periods of time and gives the audience a visual perspective of what happened during these events
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RECONSTRUCTION: HIGH HOPES AND SHATTERED DREAMS 1865-1877 CHAPTER 15 Rodrigo Gavilanez Rodrigo Gavilanez Professor Bonanno History 152 Section H1 9 October 2008 Reconstruction: High Hopes and Shattered Dreams‚ 1865-1877 The United States of America faced a lot of difficult times during its history to get of what today we call America. At the beginning‚ two of the most important changes that American’s History remembers were the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1‚ 1863
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politically. Beginning in 1865‚ this initiated the beginning of the Reconstruction era with the purpose of rebuilding and reestablishing America. Among the American people were the newly freed African Americans whom who were dumped into society frequently destitute‚ unaided‚ and unknowing. Although the north had won and blacks were given freedom‚ they still had fight to exercise their newly given rights. While Reconstruction was meant to recreate‚ reform‚ and restore America into a successful
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United States started after the civil war in the age of reconstruction. That is when the United States decided to change how it worked as a nation. During reconstruction United States took many steps to reunite the nation that has helped for future generations. The reunification started with President Lincoln who was a radical republican who was the major key component of abolishing slavery. He was also the first president to start the reconstruction process of America. After President Lincoln’s assassination
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Reconstruction and African Americans from 1865-1900 From 1865 to 1900‚ Reconstruction was meant to help change the lives of African Americas. However‚ because of prejudice‚ Reconstruction didn’t go on as far as it could have. Reconstruction tried to deliver its promises to African Americans while battling a discriminatory white America. This is seen socially‚ through civil rights‚ and politically‚ through Jim Crow Laws and voting. Concerning social promises‚ Reconstruction made astounding changes
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Lincoln’s plan for reconstruction was intended and proposed to unite the states that had seceded back into the Union‚ alliviate the war hatred between the North and South‚ to end the separation of democracy in the government and abolish slavery. In order to pose a hypothetical discussion to “if President Abraham Lincoln had lived‚ would his Reconstruction been different?” If we look back to Lincoln’s life‚ his accomplishments‚ ideals‚ understanding of people and his association with government
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1865 which abolished slavery in the United States. This was very important during the Reconstruction period because you now had over 4 million newly freed slaves. The Republicans tried to find new ways to help the newly freed slaves from adding the fourteenth and fifteenth amendment. These amendments were to protect newly free people civil rights and to guarantee that the men had the right to vote. The reconstruction period was unable to employ the newly freed people so they had to go back to plantation
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