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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1. There were four different plans for Reconstruction‚ but all had different approaches on how to recontruct the South. Abraham Lincoln’s plan was very lenient‚ and pardoned all Confederates who swore allegiance to the Union‚ except for high ranking officials. When 10% of the voters of a state took an oath of loyalty to the Union‚ the state would be readmitted into the Union. Andrew Jackson’s plan was similar to Lincoln’s plan‚ except it excluded high-ranking Confederates and wealthy Southern landowners
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The word “Reconstruction” is recognized in an American historical context as the reorganization and reestablishment of the seceded states after the civil war. However‚ this extend of time suffered a fluctuation of freedoms for African Americans in the southern region of the country. While slavery did not exist anymore‚ reconstruction ended up being fruitful just temporarily‚ and was basically nullified by the regressive pattern that took after the finish of Reconstruction in 1877. On this piece
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the United States. From the years 1877 to 1933‚ this country went through many changes and transitions in the areas of politics‚ economy‚ society‚ and culture‚ which resulted in the birth of a new nation. The period from 1877 to 1901 in American history was known as the Gilded Age‚ it was titled so because during this time things on the surface seemed peaceful and good but underneath lay corruption in the society. This era was marked by the end of Reconstruction of the South‚ as well as the presidencies
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victory which set millions of slaves free. The south was in ruins after they fought a defensive war and Reconstruction was introduced. With Lincoln in charge‚ many people looked forward to the future after the long Civil War. The first step was encouraging people to abandon the Confederacy and to come back into the union. This is where the complications started to be revealed. During the reconstruction period‚ the freedmen had big hopes now that they had their freedom. After president Lincoln was assassinated
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In 1877‚ Thomas Edison invented the phonograph (The Phonograph). It took the ribbon as the first invention with the ability to not only record sound‚ but play it back. Not long after‚ phonographs could play cylinder-shaped records and progressed to playing
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African Americans from 1865 Sandelle Studway HIS204 Joseph Scahill 01/22/13 African Americans from 1865 African Americans have fought a great battle to become a part of society in America. Since being taken from African as slaves in the 1600’s there has been a continuous battle for equality since. Since the end of slavery Black Americans have had many accomplishments along with hardships. In this paper I will discuss some of the Major events in African American history beginning with the end
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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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Derrick Murphy‚ et al. (Collins Educational‚ London‚ 2001) How important was the Reconstruction period (1865-1877) for the development of African-American civil rights? (pp315-317) The end of the Civil War should have been a major turning point in the history of African Americans. The North’s victory brought an end to slavery. In addition‚ the three Civil War Amendments - the Thirteenth‚ Fourteenth and Fifteenth - seem to have guaranteed African Americans full civil and political
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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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