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 from taking
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Accomplishments of the Reconstruction was they got the Union back together after the Civil War. Reconstruction was seen at the end to some people because blacks were still free. The abolishment of slavery was a succeed‚ but discrimination didn’t stop going against them and their concentration of wealth was still lower than the whites. Another success for the reconstruction was that public school’s systems from the southern states were improved. Evidently‚ all the features of the Reconstruction were a failure
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introduced a new set of significant challenges. The Congress’ Reconstruction were the efforts to establish and protect citizens’ rights of freedom. Democrats led to the failure of the Congress’ Reconstruction by forgiving those who participated in the Civil War who were still in favor of slavery and inequality. This act of Amnesty led to three major obstacles for reconstruction: the emergence of the Ku Kux Klan‚ the development of black codes‚ and the Compromise of 1877. The emergence of the Ku
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back together was assassinated April 14‚ 1865‚ only five days after Southern General‚ Robert E. Lee surrendered. With Lincoln gone‚ the
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After the Civil War‚ the United States entered a period known as the Reconstruction Era. During the Reconstruction Era‚ three pivotal amendments were passed and added to the Constitution. Amendment 13‚ passed in 1865 and perhaps the most crucial‚ abolished all slavery in the United States. Amendment 14 was passed in 1868 and granted African American citizenship‚ a step up from the 3/5 Compromise in which white slave owners could use each slave they owned as 3/5 of a person (and a vote) when it
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After the Civil War‚ the Southern United States was in ruins from all the battles that had taken place. Damage had been done‚ and repairs had to be made. This repairing process was dubbed “Reconstruction‚” and it managed to last for 12 years along with having attained a diverse amount of political opinions regarding the concept. Overall‚ Reconstruction was a failure because of the South’s lack of obedience towards the North’s plan and the North giving up on the process too soon‚ when the correct
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civil war came a period of reconstruction era where Abraham Lincoln attempted to reunite the northern and southern states. During this time‚ goals were set for civil equality for blacks by the government. However‚ the hopes of the freed people were not met. Despite the government attempt to build equality and independence for the newly freed they were overturned by other citizens reluctant to follow the laws and lack of enforcement of the laws. The radical reconstruction involved radical republicans
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Growing Pains” Reconstruction and Industrialization 1865-1900 Four years after the first shots were fired at Fort Sumter the Civil War ended with the Union’s Victory over the Confederacy. Though the war was over‚ there were still many problems that needed to be resolved in order to reunite the states as a nation. The time period in which steps were taken to rebuild the nation is known as reconstruction. Reconstruction lasted from 1865 until 1877. The influence of reconstruction can be seen in
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The Reconstruction Era was the years following the Civil War which lasted from 1865 through 1877. During this period‚ the Confederate states were allowed back into the Union and the South was in the process of being rebuilt after the devastation caused by the conflict. After the Civil War‚ African Americans were facing a new world. They were finally allowed rights they never had before: however‚ could the federal government have done more? However‚ they really couldn’t have. At the time‚ the federal
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After the Union won the Civil War‚ the United of America began to repair the nation from 1865-1877. The reconstruction took place in the South. Unfortunately‚ Abraham Lincoln was assassinated‚ killed by John Wilkes Booth. The Vice President‚ Andrew Johnson‚ became president from 1865-1866. President Johnson believed the southern states wanted state government over federal government. Southern states wanted the right to create their own laws‚ and have the whole nation create their own laws. President
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