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    Reconstruction means the-the rebuilt of something that was damaged or destroyed. During the Civil War‚ the United States was at a period where they were in the process of being reconstructed. In May of 1865‚ Andrew Johnson introduced his plans for reconstruction which reflected both Unionism and his belief in state rights. During his presidency‚ all the land was confiscated by the Union and distributed to the freed slaves by the army also known as the Freedmen’s Bureau. The reconstruction period

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    encounters failure. Some people learn from them and others don’t. I proudly say that I am one of many that have encountered failures but quickly learned. I’ve experienced many failures but none of them made me feel as worse than when I didn’t achieve my high school academic expectations. As I entered high school I came in with the intentions to at least make AB honor roll for the next four years. I knew that it would call for me to put a lot of great effort because high school was more complex

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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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    Hundreds of years went by‚ countless mistakes were made‚ yet the Spanish never seemed to learn from their failure‚ but the question is‚ why did they fail. Since France began to snake their way into texas‚ The Spanish thought it would be a good idea to colonize Texas with missions. Though they were able to create missions‚ the missions were of no use. The three main reasons the missions failed are‚ the missions were unsuccessful in completing the task they were to perform‚ the missions were often

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    that Reconstruction was mostly a success in many areas of the country‚ but that doesn’t mean that it was perfect. In my opinion‚ Reconstruction succeeded in more areas than it failed in. It succeeded in ending slavery‚ making African Americans citizens‚ giving former slaves the right to vote‚ reuniting the Union‚ and more. The success in these areas greatly contributed to why I think Reconstruction was a success. I think it succeeded in ending slavery because the first of the Reconstruction Amendments

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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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    “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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    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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    The Reconstruction was a success in the terms of the abolishment of slavery; however‚ beyond 1877‚ the events that took place during the reconstruction did little to put the racial animosity at rest and did little for mending the hypocrisy of the nation. The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery in 1865‚ but much of the events that took place during the Reconstruction took place to ensure that no freed slave would ever have to be put under those conditions again. The Radical Republicans fought

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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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