Reconstruction and Race Relations Reconstruction and Race Relations The time period during the Reconstruction Era saw a lot of change to the lives of every American‚ from white southern power struggles to post-Reconstruction political and social climate change. Newly freed slaves sought to start a new life freed from the bonds of slavery‚ while Southern White hierarchy tried everything that they could to keep them chained to the local laws. Former slaves tried to move to
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Dr. Wheeler HIS 251 26 November 2012 Document Analysis: “Reconstruction: Clashing Dreams and Realities‚ 1865-1868” The Civil War brought with it destruction in the South‚ over 600‚000 fatalities‚ economic devastation‚ and a nation hanging together by the thread of the hopes of those who believed that the nation of Washington would not “perish from the earth.” Those living in the losing side had to face the harsh realities that their lives would never be the same‚ both for the white slave owners
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Part One. Reconstruction During the American Civil War‚ the Radical Republicans were a branch of the Republican party that believed in same political rights for blacks and whites and that Confederate leaders should be punished for their crimes. Their main goals were “voting rights for African American men as well as the redistribution of southern plantation lands to free slaves.” Thaddeus Stevens‚ a Radical Republican‚ said “We must “revolutionize Southern institutions‚ habits‚ and manners.”
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War is called Reconstruction. The goals of the Reconstruction were to abolish slavery‚ allow former slaves to be citizens and have rights‚ integrate blacks into society‚ destabilize the Southern government (Confederacy)‚ and reunited the country. Although the North won the war‚ the South did not win Reconstruction. Both Democrats and the Ku Klux Klan caused Reconstruction to slow down‚ especially in the South. Following the Civil War‚ Democrats tried to put a stop to Reconstruction. After the Thirteenth
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US reconstruction was a success for former slaves‚ and a failure for former slave owners‚ other whites in the South‚ Northerners‚ Republicans and Democrats. US reconstruction period refers to 1863-1877 in American history‚ when slavery and the confederacy in the south were destroyed in order to resolve the remaining issues of the Civil War. Reconstruction was proposed separation of the southern states on how to return the federal‚ civil status Confederate leaders‚ as well as the legal status of
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What were the goals of Radical Reconstruction and how did it lead to changes in ideas of American citizenship? Reconstruction refers to the period of time post-civil-war when the goal was to bring the South into submission and protect the African American Civil Rights. The federal government set the conditions that would allow for the Rebellious Southern States back into the Union. This was a very complex time for our country and many goals were set in order to bring everyone together to live in
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What were the most important political 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
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11 December 2011 Chapter 22- The Ordeal of Reconstruction The Problems of Peace Many banks and businesses closed due to inflation during the war Factories destroyed and transportation demolished Slave-labor system collapsed so cotton fields abandoned‚ livestock driven off by Yankees Planter aristocrats temporarily faced poverty Freedmen Define Freedom Free slaves often recaptured into slavery Some free slaves loyal to owners and refused freedom. Some owners argued slavery was lawful until
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The goal of the Reconstruction was for the federal government to rule the South in order to bring them back to the United States. In this period‚ black rights were improved and the South was fixed.The thirteenth Amendment marked slavery’s end as it was passed‚ after the civil war ended. Slaves were no longer were required to work for their owners. The fourteenth Amendment gave equal rights of protection to all who were born in the United States In addition to this‚ black people could vote after the
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Reconstruction was a period from 1865 to 1877 in which national laws‚ including the United States’ Constitution‚ were rewritten to guarantee rights to former slaves. This era‚ however‚ failed to reach its goal of allowing freed slaves to gain economic and social mobility. White supremacist groups such as the Ku Klux Klan created a dangerous environment for African Americans to thrive in. For instance‚ Harper’s Weekly magazine wrote‚ “If a colored man ventures to tell of some frightful assassination…he
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