(the "Confederacy" or the "South"). The states that remained in the Union were known as the "Union" or the "North". The war had its origin in the fractious issue of slavery‚ especially the extension of slavery into the western territories. Foreign powers did not intervene. After four years of bloody combat that left over 600‚000 soldiers dead and destroyed much of the South’s infrastructure‚ the Confederacy collapsed‚ slavery was abolished‚ and the difficult Reconstruction process of restoring national
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The Reconstruction By 1865‚ the Civil War ended with a victory for the Union over the secessionist southern states. But with every conclusion comes new beginnings‚ thus the start of a new chapter American History: The Reconstruction. 1865 through 1877 was known as the period of Reconstruction. During this time the Confederate States were reintegrated into the Union. Before the Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his forces to the Union General‚ Ulysses Grant on April 9th‚ 1865 which
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The Laws in the Reconstruction Era and the Civil Rights Movement The civil rights movement that started and grew through the years following the Brown v. Board of Education decision of 1954 and with the help of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (Patterson‚ 2001) marked an important period that accomplished more than ending segregation in cities and unfair rights; it led to the transformation of American social‚ cultural‚ and political life. The civil rights movement did not only demonstrate that
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federal government extended freedoms for Americans as groups through the Reconstruction Era‚ the Gilded Age‚ and the Progressive Era each of these are major events in history that had an impact on freedom in the United States. African America slaves‚ immigrants‚ the working class‚ and women are all groups that grained freedom. Overall‚ I think the federal government had an effective protector of freedom. During the Reconstruction Era this was an important time especially for African Americans salves
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An “Era of Reconstruction” (578‚ Shi) as our America: A Narrative History textbook calls it‚ lasted a little over ten years and aimed to fuse the nation back together while also integrating the four-million freed slaves with those who had enslaved them for hundreds
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The reconstruction era was during the years 1865 through 1677. It was directly after the civil war and was focused on reinstating southern states into the Union. While many southerners wanted to rejoin the Union‚ many were opposed to the changes that came with it which included equality for blacks. Although‚ some social policies that were passed did help to advance through the reconstruction era successfully‚ there were many downfalls that came along with it‚ including social and economic failures
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Politics of the Reconstruction Era The many troubling aspects regarding slavery and racism can arguably be described as the most controversial issues that American politics has ever had to face. Dating back to the very first settlers‚ our nation has always been at odds with how to tackle this highly disputed matter. Although slavery played a very contested role in forming the United States‚ it wasn’t until the late 1850’s that these issues came to an absolute breaking point. With new legislation being
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The Reconstruction Era was a time of incredible upheaval and violence propelled by politics. The 5th amendments addition to the constitution in 1870‚ direct disenfranchisement was no longer permitted. Southern whites constructed alternative techniques in order to accomplish their goal— to silence black voices during elections. These methods included literacy test‚ electoral fraud (ballot stuffing)‚ poll taxes‚ the grandfather clause and violence. The Process of Reconstruction lasted from 1863 to
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Reconstruction The reconstruction was followed by the civil war and took place in the southern states. The reconstruction was an attempt of bringing in confederate states back into the union. Amendments were added to the constitution to protect black people in the south. This was important because they were trying to make the south safe for the blacks. Industrial Age The industrial age took place in the 18th and 19th centuries. The industrial age began in Britain and took a widespread
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The Reconstruction period has been one of the most challenging and controversial periods of the United States history‚ which led to substantial changes in social‚ economical‚ and political aspects of life of the US citizens. It has influenced every stratum of society‚ but African Americans were the group that was affected the most. There were many issues and concerns that African Americans were facing after the Civil War. Under slavery‚ most blacks lived separated from their relatives‚ so being
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