but the process of rebuilding the South during the Reconstruction period (1865-1877) introduced a new set of significant challenges. Under the administration of President Andrew Johnson in 1865 and 1866‚ new southern state legislatures passed restrictive "black codes" to control the labor and behavior of former slaves and other African Americans. Outrage in the North over these codes eroded support for the approach known as Presidential Reconstruction and led to the triumph of the more radical wing
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Describe and explain the factors that contributed to the development of segregation in the late 19th century. The segregation that emerged during the late 19th century can be attributed to the politics of the Congressional Reconstruction the morals that Southerners carried after the American Civil War. Although great progress was made after the North’s victory‚ the discrimination of black people would continue for 100 years. The politics of segregation after the Civil War begin with Andrew Johnson’s
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Reconstruction 1 The Reconstruction Era Jessica Onken American History Since 1865 Professor Tim Johnston August 2‚ 2010 Reconstruction 2 The Reconstruction Era The reconstruction era was a difficult time for the African American slaves from 1865 to 1877 because the slaves were freed and there were no jobs for them‚ had very little or no education‚ and had very limited opportunity in the south. Reconstruction was one of the most critical periods in American History. The Civil
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APUSH Midterm: 1861-1900 Short Answer 1. Presidential Reconstruction • “Reconstruction” = restoring the Union‚ bringing the states back together‚ NOT fixing the South • The idea that‚ because the South never really “left‚” it’s the President’s job‚ as opposed to the idea that Congress needs to readmit states that left • Also a reference to Johnson’s plan: after he became President‚ he came up with his own plan and went ahead with it without Congress • Johnson gave pardons to everyone‚ abandoned
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Robert E. Lee’s surrender plans for Reconstruction were taken over by Vice President Andrew Johnson‚ who became president after Lincoln’s death President Andrew Johnson he agreed with Lincoln’s idea that sooner the country could reunite‚ the sooner it could heal. President Johnson believed patience was called for in changing the social structure of the South. It would take time for Southerners to accept black citizens as equals. Radical Republicans The southern states and former Confederates to be severely
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Explain. Only 5 Northern states allowed African American men to vote even in North Document 2: Question: What‚ according to General Thomas‚ was the purpose of the Ku Klux Klan? A secret group of men to rally around their views on African Americans Question: Look back to the document-based question. How did the Ku Klux Klan help to undermine Congress’ effort to ensure equal rights to freedmen? Organized by white Southerners to undermine radical reconstruction efforts Document 3:
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between the whites and blacks of the South and just how much freedom should be given to freed blacks or if freeing them was the greatest course of action. Essentially land owning‚ free white men lost vast amounts of property in the exchange. The Reconstruction period was not easy coming and put even more pressure on a sour split and integrating newly freed slaves into a white society was a difficult task. During Mark Twain’s time race relations had ups and downs (probably more downs). Much like how
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The Ku Klux Klan‚ KKK‚ was a society who took lives based on their race. They terrorized blacks and tried to prevent Reconstruction efforts. The KKK was was a “white supremacist” organization that was founded in the year 1866‚ according to encyclopedia.com. This group was shared between 4 million people nationally. This society aimed their violent acts towards both white and black Republican leaders. Some examples would be bombing black schools and some churches‚ and extremely violent attacks against
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the differences between De Jure and De Facto‚ law and reality. The opposition has raised evidence‚ that‚ on paper‚ supports Northern victory. However‚ this evidence is merely allusion clouding the true political atmosphere of America following Reconstruction. The reality is a desperate republican party‚ struggling for a hold in the South. The compromise of 1877 is startling proof of this desperation. Rutherford Hayes gave up a seat in his cabinet to a democrat‚ funding for the Texas Pacific Railroad
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After the murder of Abraham Lincoln‚ the United States was left without a wise leader‚ in this panic and loss of a president‚ Andrew Johnson was elected. Johnson was an Unionist and was hated‚ for his excessive use of his pardoning power‚ by the Radicals‚ state governments and moderate Republicans. Southerns would elect leaders that served the confederacy and that would instal “Black codes”‚ these codes would beat down African American’s civil rights and push them to being slaves again. From violences
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