greatest failure of all Presidents in making a satisfying and just peace. Johnson’s actions depicted that he was unable to compromise or to accept a political reality at odds with his own ideas. For example‚ instead of forging a compromise between Radical Republicans and moderates‚ his actions united the opposition against him. (Faragher‚ 2012) Andrew Johnson’s bullheaded opposition to the Freedmen’s Bureau Bill‚ the Civil Rights Act of 1866‚ and the Fourteenth Amendment eliminated all hope of using presidential
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One Nation Indivisible Mr. Horne A2 The main goal of Reconstruction was to bring the rebel states back into the Union‚ and to help the freedmen become a part of society. Although there was a lot of abuse‚ and Reconstruction didn’t go as smoothly as it was intended to be‚ these two goals were achieved as much as was possible. So‚the resulting outcome has been labeled both a success and a failure. When Reconstruction began in 1865‚ a broken America had just finished fighting the Civil War
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Answer Selected Answer: despair and defiance. Question 7 10 out of 10 points In the 1872 election‚ presidential contender Horace Greeley could best be described as a Answer Selected Answer: liberal Republican. Question 8 10 out of 10 points Why were most teachers in Freedmen’s Bureau’s schools black in 1969? Answer Selected Answer: Volunteers faced Southern white hostility and difficult teaching conditions. Question
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governments. All southerners except for high-ranking Confederate army officers and government officials would be granted a full pardon. Lincoln guaranteed southerners that he would protect their private property‚ though not their slaves. Most moderate Republicans in Congress supported the president’s proposal for Reconstruction because they wanted to bring a quick end to the war.
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Failures of Reconstruction 1865 – 1877 The purpose of the Reconstruction was to reintegrate the North and the South. Between 1865 and 1877‚ the federal government under President’s Johnson and Grant‚ along with congress which consisted of Radical Republicans attempted to solve political‚ social‚ and economic issues in the 11 confederate states. The Presidential Reconstruction consisted of the president’s plan to bring the southern states back into the Union. It began with President Lincoln‚
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viewed as a crucial time in American history. History shows that American politics‚ society and economics underwent major transformations during Reconstruction and each of them was met with main opposition; thus‚ both radical and
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December 1865 (newworldencyclopedia.org). “This act is largely ignored in the south‚ particularly after 1877 when the last federal troops of the military occupation are withdrawn. The experiment in radical reconstruction is over. Democrats regain control of every southern state government. Far from the Republicans‚ establishing a strong presence in the region‚ the south becomes an area of one-party politics until the second half of the 20th century” (historyworld.net). The federal troops being withdrawn
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booming economy suddenly hit a brick wall. During this time‚ the U.S. experienced several reconstruction episodes. From the Presidential‚ Federal‚ Radical and State/Local reconstruction‚ the two most important reconstruction actions that tool place in my opinion were the Radical reconstruction period and the State/Local reconstruction period. Under the Radical Reconstruction (1865-1867) there were two different things occurring. President A. Johnson assuming office‚ he had his hands full. Albeit his
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period in the US radical Republicans‚ moderate Republicans‚ and southern Democrats had their own plans for Reconstruction. The radical Republicans had lots of differences for Reconstruction‚ but had ideas that were similar to the other groups. Moderate Republicans had differences for Reconstruction‚ but there were similarities between the other groups. Southern Democrats ideas for Reconstruction were mostly different‚ but had some similarities between the groups. The radical Republicans‚ moderate Republicans
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The Reconstruction of America changed civilians in numberless ways. Different challenges arose as concepts for this plan came to mind. The North and the South battled over new ways of life they had to live to adapt to the Reconstruction plan. Republicans became stronger and freed people tried to reshape their lives as much as they can. As new laws passed‚ violence started to spark in the South. When the Reconstruction Era was coming to an end‚ it left a massive impact along with a mixed legacy.
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