A.P. United States History Dr. Parsons 1/3/2012 DBQ 1996 Question: In what ways and to what extent did constitutional and social developments between 1860 and 1877 amount to a revolution? Doc A: South Carolina declaration of Causes of Secession‚ Dec. 24‚ 1860. Evidence: Interpretation of the 10th Amendment--…powers not prohibited to federal govt nor prohibited to states are reserved to the states‚ or people. Inference: Challenges Article 4‚ section 4 and Article 6‚ section 2; assumes
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In the timespan of 1860‚ the beginning of the Civil War‚ to 1877‚ the end of Reconstruction‚ many social and constitutional developments took place. Such developments included secession of the south‚ disputes over civil liberties such as voting‚ the ending of slavery‚ and the passage of the 13th‚ 14th‚ and 15th Amendments. These expansions were very revolutionary to an extent but due to the intrusion of white supremacist groups‚ such as the Ku Klux Klan‚ couldn’t fully prosper. The constitutional
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History 102 DBQ #1: Reconstruction’s Failure Historical Context: The Civil War may have settled some significant national problems‚ but it created many more. Yes‚ slavery was abolished‚ secession had been refuted‚ and the supremacy of the national government confirmed. But the cost of Union victory—in lost lives‚ destroyed property and sectional bitterness—was staggering‚ and created huge new problems and tasks. Perhaps the most challenging task facing our exhausted nation was the future status
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Reconstruction Period DBQ From the beginning of the Civil War until the end of the Reconstruction‚ the United States went through what can be called a revolution. During the time period of 1860 to 1877‚ many constitutional and social developments brought great change to the country. Some constitutional developments that caused conflict were the Emancipation Proclamation and the reconstruction‚ while some social developments‚ which could possibly have lead to a revolution‚ were the Freedmen’s Bureau
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AP US History Reconstruction DBQ Following the culmination of the Civil War‚ issues regarding the restoration of seceded states to the Union‚ the emancipation of slaves‚ and the overall re-development of political institutions in the nation prevailed. The idea of Reconstruction was proposed to political officials in late 1865‚ when the effects of the tumultuous Civil War were at its most devastating. The various enactments of the period were deemed void and not actively enforced. Democratic and
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Reconstruction DBQ The era of Reconstruction in the 1870s in both the North and South experienced battle for equality for men freed by the 13th Amendment. America was on the brink of recreating the American government‚ showing genuine signs of a better and brighter future for the African American population. Economic and political practices limited the liberties of black men. Vicious hate groups struck fear unto those who supported the integration of freedmen. The political realm during the time
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whites still withheld the ballot from blacks with “various underhanded schemes [such as] literacy tests‚ unfairly administered by whites to the advantages of illiterate whites” (p. 496). Moreover‚ though the Supreme Court was left untouched during Reconstruction‚ when southern delegates were sent to take their seats in congress “on the first day of the congressional session‚ December 4‚ 1865‚ they banged shut Republicans banged shut the door in the face of the newly elected Southern delegations” (p. 488)
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reuniting the South with the North 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
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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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The Reconstruction period lasted from 1865 to 1877‚ and during this time‚ many African Americans lacked the economic power‚ and social acceptance‚ necessary to be considered free. Slavery in the United States of America did not officially end until December 6‚ 1865‚ the day the 13th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified. However‚ on January 1‚ 1863‚ President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation‚ freeing slaves in the Confederacy. The Southern states had a major part in denying
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