Carl Schurz

The newly born country of America had many personal obstacles to face and overcome in its early years of existence. Building the foundation of the land would face friction from its natives and its very own people. Some may think that the government they established had even infringed on their personal rights to property, but in reality the government only demanded proper civility among the people it served. When properly examined we will be able to understand the true reality; of how both white and freed Americans struggled during the Reconstruction era, how white culture differed from Native values, and then finally the industrialization of America during the late nineteenth century.
The Union’s approach to the Civil War crippled crops of …show more content…
The general believed that if the average southern white man who was left to his own devices, he would soon create a new arrangement of mandatory labor, a system that had resembled slavery but in its own uniqueness. “To protect their freedom-blacks would need federal protection, land of their own, and voting rights.”(The American Promise, Volume II: Since 1865: A History of the United States. Jan 9, 2012 pg. 500) The point Schurz was trying to make was that both the northerners and the freed slaves would have to continue to fight in order to break through during this revolution, Explaining “Half accomplished”. This mentality of inequality must make the transition to freedom to all in order for America to grow and prosper. Before hostility arose from within the states, there was a time when the “First” Americans roamed freely on the Great Plains. The Native Americans believed the land was for everyone. The Natives at the time were communal and made sure everything was hunted and discovered shared among their community. The belief system of the Natives in the Great Plains was of a “Spiritual World,” this meant that there were numerous spiritual beings that governed over all that surrounded