The Reconstruction of America

Poverty struck the South bad because many white southerns lost their land and the blacks were newly freed, but there was little jobs offered to African Americans. The industrialization in the South was too slow and sharecropping and tenant farming brought more complications because it was unfair to the laborers on the land. Corruption of taxes because little percent would be used to help and the rest would go in the government’s pockets. Taxes were raised in order to rebuild the South and…

Was Reconstruction a Success or a Failure? After the Civil War ended in 1865, America was left divided, and needed a solution to solve the problems that were present before the war. There were problems like Southern Democrats wanting their power back, discrimination against blacks, and many more problems. The solution to this problem was Reconstruction which lasted from 1865 to 1877. The major proposals of Reconstruction were to have political control over the South, establish the rights of the…

contributed to the Reconstruction of America. Both amendments gave rights to African Americans that lived in America. The amendments gave them civil rights and rights to be people and citizens of America. Even though both of these amendments did not allow africans to vote, it still gave them freedom and more equality than what they had before. The 13th and 14th amendment's both were, in my opinion, a positive effect on the Reconstruction. These two amendments contributed to the Reconstruction…

The United States of America is an economical powerhouse, but it was not always like that, and between 1865-1880, everything changed. Affluence in a country is not earned not given, and the reconstruction era left an immense impact on the future of wealth. Natural resources, farming and new industries as well as the rise of entrepreneurialism were all key factors in developing wealth throughout the country. America was among many of the economic leaders of the world, however there were…

nation? Why was this disgrace not dealt with immediately after the Civil War, during Reconstruction? What went wrong along the way? As the Era of Reconstruction began in the latter half of the 1860s, the Union was forced to confront the following question: Who is an American? Would former Confederates be rewarded with full citizenship…

The American Reconstruction After the bloody and monumental Civil War, America was faced with the turbulent challenge of reintegrating a formerly divided nation and providing new rights for the African American population. The challenge that was placed before the American population was to fabricate the first interracial democracy within American history. As the first Republican president within American history, Abraham Lincoln’s ideals played an essential role to the…

century America experienced speedy growth of diverse inhabitants. In the 1920s, the growth of the population in America was driven by the immigration of many people from various countries in the world. As a result of the immigration of people from other countries in America, there was the formation of new ethnic groups and races. As such, the growth of diverse population in America in the 19th century caused racial, ethnic and gender complexity.In this era of 1920s, the people of America…

Radical Reconstruction helped shape American as the country we are today. It all began during 1866 when the Radical Republicans got control over policy making in congress. Alongside the Republican Allies they also got control of the Senate and House of Representatives, which lead them to a higher power to override any vetoes by President Jackson. By early 1867, the Radical Reconstruction had begun. One of the first things put into order was the Military Reconstruction act. Congress also…

The American Civil War and the post-war Reconstruction caused a drastic change in American life and America itself. Following the Civil War and the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln was Andrew Johnson’s form of Reconstruction. During Johnson’s Reconstruction, the 13th Amendment was ratified, which abolished slavery within the United States of America. The ratification of the 13th Amendment lead to the 14th and 15th Amendments promising national citizenships and equality for all and to…

Lincoln once said, “America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.” In other words, Lincoln believed that America could not be ruined by any one person but the citizens that built it. Lincoln was elected as a member of the Whig Party in 1834, which formed his views on slavery that it was not a moral wrong but a barrier to development. With his unique tactics of war and his insistence that America could be saved,…