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    Plans of Reconstruction

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    Period 2 11/29/12 Plans of Reconstruction During the Civil War was the beginning of the Reconstruction era that took place up until the late 1870’s‚ which for some was a success but a failure to others. Not only was it a civil rights movement but it also re-created the southern way of life‚ temporarily divided a political party‚ broke down another‚ and affected the nation in ways that would have long-term consequences. Two of the three major Reconstruction plans were that of President Lincoln

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    Ordeal or Reconstruction

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    1. What were the four main questions facing peacemakers in 1865? a. The aftermath of the war was crucial due to the fact that the south and north were totally separated during the civil war‚ but more importantly was that all the fighting had ben done in the south‚ which meant that the majority of the damage was done in the southern towns. This caused the towns and fields to be ruined‚ and many properties worthless. So many peacemakers wanted to assure the southerners possessions. b. Secondly

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    Failure of Reconstruction

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    Anthony Kerkula JrJoseph Myers HIS 120 October 2‚ 2014 Failure of Reconstruction Reconstruction was the period from 1865-1877 where the government of the United States tried to put the country together again after the Civil War. President Abraham Lincoln lived briefly during this period (assassinated) and set the template for reconstruction. The Vice President Andrew Johnson who is described as lacking Lincoln’s moral sense and political judgment‚ became President and followed the template while

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    Social and economic challenges played significant parts in drafting constitutional amendments and molding civil rights of individuals during the Reconstruction Era. The Thirteenth through Fifteenth Amendments were recognized as the Civil War Amendments because they were put in place directly following the war. Their purpose was to secure the ending of enslavement and give recently emancipated slaves equal protection and rights in the U.S. The Thirteenth Amendment was first put in place to abolish

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    Failure Of Reconstruction

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    Reconstruction in the United States was very important after the civil war. The civil war was very important because it led to the freeing of slaves. During this time many new changes occurred. Reconstruction meant that things were being built and things like agriculture started to take over industries around the south. After the confederates lost the civil war most them had to rejoin the union and things got more complicated from there. But as time progressed a lot of things took place. Now that

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    AH 213 Olds 7 DBQ Essay Reconstruction or Disfranchisement: After the Civil War‚ the South’s economy was devastated and was filled with angry whites who were frustrated over the emancipation of slavery. They wished to change the social status of African Americans and suppress them once again. The post-war South was in a state of chaos. In hopes to solve this problem‚ Lincoln established a Reconstruction Plan. Reconstruction was meant to tackle the issues through the re-admittance

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    Playstation 3: The New Era of Gaming The Sony Playstation 3 (PS3) is the most recent game consoles by Sony Inc. to come out. Becoming the trilogy of the Playstation series‚ the PS3 packs many of the same or similar characteristics as the Playstation 2 (PS2). But it also has its own characteristics which places it on another level. Being a highly priced console (ranging from $400-$600)‚ there is a lot offered from the PS3 console. It includes high-definition graphics (HDTV compatible)

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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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    Reconstruction was an attempt to rebuild the South after the Civil War. It was noble in its aspirations; not only was Southern society and its economy to be rebuilt‚ Blacks were to be given rights and freedoms. They were to become Americans at last. However‚ this noble effort was ultimately doomed‚ and would fail. Reconstruction had to address post-war problems‚ and newly-freed blacks would need to be integrated into society‚ however‚ there were radically different ideas about how to approach this;

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    After the devastation left from the Civil War‚ many field owners looked for new ways to replace their former slaves with field hands for farming and production use. From this need for new field hands came sharecroppers‚ a "response to the destitution and disorganized" agricultural results of the Civil War (Wilson 29). Sharecropping is the working of a piece of land by a tenant in exchange for a portion of the crops that they bring in for their landowners. These farmhands provided their labor‚

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