From 1865 to 1877, reconstruction occurred. Reconstruction was the period following the Civil War in which Congress passed laws meant to rebuild the country and bring southern states back into the Union. For Radical Republicans, this period was an opportunity to finally grant civil rights to the freedmen. Therefore, the major goal of this time period was to ensure African Americans were given political, social, and economic rights that were originally taken away and to have these rights protected. In the end, Reconstruction was not successful because it did not grant African Americans political, social, and economic equality. Reconstruction failed in giving African Americans political equality. Southern states found loopholes within the new …show more content…
This test mainly affected African Americans because they were originally slaves and were not allowed to receive an education. Because of these tests, African Americans were not allowed to vote. Reconstruction also failed to grant African Americans social equality. During Reconstruction, the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) was formed. This was a supremacist terrorist group that took violent steps to undermine the Republican Party and prevent equality for African Americans. The KKK’s goals were to decrease support for the Republican party, reverse Reconstruction’s attempt to grant equality to African Americans, and restore white supremacy. The KKK used violence and intimidation to achieve these goals. The KKK used violence and intimidation mainly towards African Americans. The violence consisted of hangings and the burning of schools (Document I). This made African Americans scared to do normal things and were treated differently, which failed to give them the social equality they deserved. Lastly, Reconstruction was unsuccessful in granting African Americans economic equality. An amendment passed during this period was
Reconstruction was a nasty period in History. Reconstruction took place after the civil war. In the civil war there was lots of devastation. Buildings and houses were being destroyed so people needed something called Reconstruction. Reconstruction was something people really needed after the civil war because they needed to rebuild a community. Some people didn't want reconstruction because they liked destruction. Then also after the civil war slavery was abolished, as well some people don't like that either. South killed Reconstruction because South resistance had KKK, and South was murdering people.
The North’s neglect and greediness caused the reconstruction to be a failure.The corrupt government, terrorist organizations, unfocused president, and ignorance were also part of the ending of the reconstruction. President Lincoln didn’t want the civil war he wanted to keep the nation together. When Lincoln went into office he wasn't planning on getting rid of slavery nor starting a civil war. Before the reconstruction era was the civil war. Many good things and bad things came from the civil war. The civil war was a war between the North and the South. The war for the north was to end slavery, but for the south it was about rights and liberty. It wasn’t until afterwards that Americans started to notice the good and the bad. Not as many people
After a war that claimed the lives of more men than that of all other wars combined, much of the country was left in ruins, literally and figuratively. Dozens of towns in the South had been burned to the ground. Meanwhile, the relations between the North and South had crumbled to pieces. Something needed to be done so that the country could once again be the United States of America, not the Divided States of America. The years from 1865 to 1877 were a time of rebuilding – the broken communities and the broken relations. This time period was known as Reconstruction. Reconstruction was a failure on the basis that the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments that were passed should have given protection and freedom to the African American people, instead, it actually hurt them because the laws were not enforced, and eventually lead to the organization of white supremacy terrorist groups.
The reconstruction of the south after the Civil War was one of the biggest struggles of nation because of the turmoil and dramatic change in the country. The South was faced with the issue of black citizens and that they will have equal rights that the whites have. Additionally, the emancipation of slaves caused many riots and conflicts because the white citizens did not approve of the fact that their society is integrated. The biggest issue that the South faced was trying to incorporate the newly freed slaves into the society because they are uneducated and are unable to sustain themselves economically. The death of Abe Lincoln proved harmful to the nation because the Congress and Johnson were not able to agree on a reconstruction plan and they had different opinions. The emancipation of slaves was a major milestone in the history of the United States, but it caused more problems than solutions in the beginning of reconstruction.
Following the Civil War, America underwent many changes during the Reconstruction era to reach where it needed to be or where it should’ve been. The purpose of reconstruction was to rebuild the South after the Union’s victory in the war that freed all the slaves the South had and needed. During this period, there were ratifications of amendments, social and economic factors that affected African Africans, and the end of reconstruction.
The Reconstruction Era that followed the Civil War was created to represent a period of political, economical, and social reconstruction of the Northern Union and the eleven Confederate states of the South. Though the conclusion the Civil War and commencement of the Reconstruction Era represented the conclusion of slavery throughout the United States, it did not guarantee African Americans racial equality and freedom from prejudice and segregation in Southern states of the U.S. The few advancements during the Reconstruction Era, such as the establishments of the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments failed to out weigh the extreme segregation caused by the early Black Codes and Jim Crow laws , gruesome violence derived from lynching
Reconstruction was the time period following the Civil War, which lasted from 1865 to 1877, in which the United States began to rebuild. The term can also refer to the process the federal government used to readmit the defeated Confederate states to the Union. While all aspects of Reconstruction were not successful, the main goal of the time period was carried out, making Reconstruction over all successful. During this time, the Confederate states were readmitted to the Union, the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments were ratified, and African Americans were freed from slavery and able to start new lives.
The period of reconstruction started in 1865 and lasted until 1877. The period of reconstruction was a way the north thought they were punishing the south; they wanted to rebuild and make the south better. Reconstruction took place after the civil war. The radical republican’s goals were black male enfranchisement and strong reconstruction policy for the south. (Williams, 8/25) During this time it was very challenging. When the reconstruction began, President Lincoln was in office. He came up with
The Reconstruction implemented by Congress, which lasted from 1866 to 1877, was aimed at reorganizing the Southern states after the Civil War, providing the means for readmitting them into the Union, and defining the means by which whites and blacks could live together in a nonslave society. The South, however, saw Reconstruction as a humiliating, even vengeful imposition and did not welcome it.
Reconstruction DBQ The American Reconstruction was the time for Reconstruction after the American Civil War. Lasting from 1865-1877, the period allowed newly freedmen rights. Specifically in the Southern States of America, the Radical Republicans' three newly implemented amendments with Black Rights in mind gave African Americans early rights. The Freedmen's Bureau allowed African Americans to gain food, amongst other beneficial things.
Reconstruction, the policy that attempted to reconstruct the South after the Civil War, officially ended in 1877. This policy was developed to bring back the 11 states that left the Union and give “freedmen”- African Americans who were freed from slavery - civil rights. The failure of Reconstruction was ironical since it happened during the 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. It also happened during a time when everything appeared to be going smoothly for the country, with railroads being built at a rapid rate, hopes and dreams as dreamed by Thomas Jefferson were being pursued, and African Americans were gaining more freedom and equal rights (Roden). The South was responsible for its death
After the results of the American Civil War, Abraham Lincoln wished to quickly rebuild the country by reintroducing the Confederation back into the country and progressing the nation as a whole. He had a plan to build back state governments that were lost to the Confederacy as long as a fraction of the state recognized the end of slavery and pledged their allegiance to America. However, this plan would not go into effect due to his assassination on April 14, 1865. Lincoln paved the way for Reconstruction, the movement that aimed to allow African Americans to gain a foothold in society, especially as a result of the Emancipation Proclamation. The Emancipation Proclamation was an executive order that outlawed slavery.
The Reconstruction era brought about major changes in race and legislative and social changes designed to address serious injustices that were against many African Americans. Because the 13th Amendment marks a pivotal moment in the abolition of slavery around April 1864, many African Americans and Formerly Enslaved individuals were provided freedom during its abolition. Lastly, a federal mandate superseded state laws regarding slavery and made it illegal nationwide, changing the gruesome working conditions and socioeconomic changes. Secondly, the 14th Amendment was ratified during this era. This amendment allowed extended citizenship to the persons born and naturalized in the US regardless of race.
From the beginning of the Reconstruction era to the late 1960s, the expansion of voting rights in the United States was marked by advances and obstacles. While the Reconstruction Amendments expanded suffrage, many African Americans still endured discriminatory practices such as literacy tests, poll taxes, and intimidation tactics such as threats or beatings in order to limit any voice or impact in the voting practice. Furthermore, Jim Crow laws and practices during the late 19th century involving racial segregation highlighted various tactics to suppress African Americans from voting. Additionally, the relentless efforts of activists and suffragists, resulting in the ratification of the 19th Amendment, paved the way for many legislative reforms
The period of Reconstruction began immediately after the Civil War and ended in 1877. This era is known for the advancements made in favor of racial equality. These improvements included the fourteenth amendment, "this law guaranteed that federal and state laws would apply equally and unequivocally to both African Americans and whites" (civil-war.ws), and the fifteenth amendment, which granted freedmen to vote. With the end of Reconstruction in 1877, the Republican Party lost control of the southern governments and the Democratic Party took over. This shift in power was supposed to mark the beginning of the "New South" in which the virtues of thrift, industry, and progress would become the model characteristics of the South. Confederates at the time saw Reconstruction as both benefiting and hurting them. They did not want northern culture to be pressured on to there society but they greatly appreciated the help in rebuilding their homes and cities in hope of a better future. Their plans and ideas for the better south looked as if to be perfect at the time but as the government would soon find out they had many flaws. The changes in the South from 1877-1900 reflected traditional attitudes and policies, such as power in the hands of a conservative oligarchy, the maintaining of agriculture over industry as the primary source of economics, and the return of white supremacy, rather than the vision of the New South.