The Civil War ended on April 9‚ 1865 and America had to be rebuilt. This was the beginning of Reconstruction. Most would look at this period as the most misunderstood and controversial eras in the history of America. The roles of ex—slaves after the Civil War ended went through many changes. Many African Americans post civil war played great significant roles as they hurdled the obstacles they were faced while making great contributions to numerous levels of society. Reconstruction was very short—lived
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condition of the Southern United States in the aftermath of the US Civil War‚ comparing the life of slaves before and after the civil war‚ and analyzing the differences in reconstruction plans between Presidents Lincoln and Johnson. For instance‚ the term reconstruction means to improve and/or recreate something better. The term implies that there has been an era in America that needed to improve. An example would be 9/11. After the catastrophe of this event‚ many lost their jobs‚ homes‚ and family
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Reconstruction After the Civil War‚ the country needed to be fixed and rebuilt. A period of Reconstruction followed the war. However‚ with so many people gaining instant citizenship and for nowhere for them to go‚ it is easy to see that the rebuilding of the country was a failure. In the mid-1800’s‚ the major source of income for the south was obviously cotton. This was done on small farms‚ but mostly on large plantations. The physical labor was done by slaves in many instances‚ and each slave
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of the American Civil War in 1865‚ the United States’ government was faced with the tremendously difficult problem of re-integrating the Confederate States into the Union. Between 1865 and 1877 this problem was addressed by various forms of "Reconstruction‚" programs whose goals also included the rebuilding of the ravaged Southern economy‚ and the integration of freed slaves and other African Americans into citizenship and culture at large. Complicated by an incompetent president‚ corruption‚ and
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1. Reconstruction; Reconstruction refers to the period after the civil war. It was during this time that America was beginning to clean up from the war and rebuild the country. The north and south were finally coming back together‚ and that brought great changes to America. The ways of living before were different compared to what they were during and after the reconstruction. New laws and acts were being set in place to prevent another war from breaking out again and to maintain peace and justice
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Post-Civil War Reconstruction Essay The Civil War managed to divide the United States into two sections incapable of negotiating a way to effectively work together. When the war ended in 1864‚ with the Union taking the victory‚ it left America in ruins and from there America started the reconstruction process in an effort to restore the glory that once was. Although Reconstruction had the complete intentions of creating an even better America than before‚ it unfortunately regressed because of things
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A Comparison of the Lincoln‚ Johnson‚ and Congressional Plans for Civil War Reconstruction After the Civil War‚ a great question arose. That question was what was to be done with the former Confederate States of Americas (CSA). Although there were a number of ways to address this critical issue‚ there were three major attempts: Lincoln’s‚ Johnson’s‚ and Congress’s. All three of them wanted to politically restore the USA‚ but did not pay much attention to the economic and social stability of the
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The period of Reconstruction began immediately after the Civil War and ended in 1877. This era is known for the advancements made in favor of racial equality. These improvements included the fourteenth amendment‚ "this law guaranteed that federal and state laws would apply equally and unequivocally to both African Americans and whites" (civil-war.ws)‚ and the fifteenth amendment‚ which granted freedmen to vote. With the end of Reconstruction in 1877‚ the Republican Party lost control of the southern
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(farming) Social: Segregation Reconstruction was a twelve-year period (1865–1877) of rebuilding that followed the Civil War (1861–1865)‚ a conflict between the United States (the Union; states mostly located in the North) and states in the South (the Confederacy). The Confederacy took stand for their independence while the Union fought for the preservation of their region. Each conflicting side had their set goal in the Civil War. However‚ after the War and Reconstruction the South emerged to be profoundly
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WASHINGTON & DUBOIS PART 1: QUESTION: We will begin our discussion concerning race relations during the historical period now called Reconstruction – this is the time period after the Civil War. As African Americans tried to combat racism and avoid racial conflict‚ they clashed over strategies of accommodation and resistance. The Southern educator‚ author and civil rights leader‚ Booker T. Washington urged blacks to be industrious‚ to learn manual skills‚ to work their way up economically‚ and to
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