Transformations In 19th Century America

In the late 19th century America went through various transformations, with regional changes as well as rural and urban transformations, with political movements, urbanization, labor movements, and even Reconstruction and Westward Expansion; these are only a few examples of transformation that America underwent. The Unions victory in the Civil War in 1865 over the Emancipation Proclamation meant that nearly four million slaves gained their freedom, leaving the Confederates and southern states upset at the abolition of slavery. During Andrew Johnsons Presidency, the southern states began to pass laws or restriction on former slaves and African Americans trying to gain back some form of control over their behaviors, actions, and labor. For example,