“It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome.” -William James. The repairing of the country after the Civil War was not a complete success since there were more negative outcomes than positive. It did spark some good ideas on how to progress and mend the bonds between the north and south. Unfortunately, the country still didn’t agree with each other causing hatred to grow, leading to southerners becoming unconstitutional and no further progression as a country.
Even though the 13th-15th Amendments was passed to end slavery and to make everyone equal, the South still didn't treat blacks fairly. In the Reconstruction: Perspectives Analysis documents you find four different sources that all talk about the treatment of blacks during reconstruction.The most credible was Convention Of Colored Citizens state that, “Well, the war is over, the rebellion is ‘put down,’ and we are declared free! Four-fifths of our enemies are paroled or amnestied, and the other fifth are being pardoned, and the President has, in his efforts at the reconstruction of the civil …show more content…
In the Reconstruction Overview it says, “Some whites expressed their feelings by refusing to register to vote. Others were frustrated by their loss of political power and by the South’s economic stagnation. These were the people who formed vigilante groups and used violence to intimidate African Americans.” This shows how the Southern rebelled and showed their hatred towards the new laws. Once again, it started out as a good idea to create these new laws to end slavery and to make everyone equal but it ended having a negative
Even though the 13th-15th Amendments was passed to end slavery and to make everyone equal, the South still didn't treat blacks fairly. In the Reconstruction: Perspectives Analysis documents you find four different sources that all talk about the treatment of blacks during reconstruction.The most credible was Convention Of Colored Citizens state that, “Well, the war is over, the rebellion is ‘put down,’ and we are declared free! Four-fifths of our enemies are paroled or amnestied, and the other fifth are being pardoned, and the President has, in his efforts at the reconstruction of the civil …show more content…
In the Reconstruction Overview it says, “Some whites expressed their feelings by refusing to register to vote. Others were frustrated by their loss of political power and by the South’s economic stagnation. These were the people who formed vigilante groups and used violence to intimidate African Americans.” This shows how the Southern rebelled and showed their hatred towards the new laws. Once again, it started out as a good idea to create these new laws to end slavery and to make everyone equal but it ended having a negative