The Civil War was one of the greatest catastrophes that happened in America. For years the debate of abolishing slavery led the Northern abolitionists and Southern proslavery plantation owners to collide head on with each other. After the Civil War the nation suffered greatly in social and economic departments. America was moving downward as a nation. Many of the nation’s leaders tried to rebuild the nation as a whole which began the reconstruction period. Reconstruction was hard to accomplish because slavery was still a big issue that people disagreed on. The task seemed to be impossible even with the laws that were passed concerning slavery. It was as if the nation would never become united again. While Congress was passing laws and amendments
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This act “ … granted citizenship and the same rights enjoyed by white citizens to all male persons in the United States "without distinction of race or color, or previous condition of slavery or involuntary servitude."” This attempt by Congress failed also due to President Andrew Jackson’s veto against the bill. Jackson stated in his veto to the Senate “I regret that the bill which has passed … entitled “An Act to protect all persons in the United States in their civil rights, and furnish the means of their vindication,” contains provisions which I cannot approve … I am, therefore, constrained to return it to the Senate (the House in which it originated) with my objections to its becoming law.” Without the passing of this act, it failed to guarantee the civil rights of …show more content…
The North and the South were a whole, but they were not really united as one yet. There was several events that occurred to show the unity of the nation, such as the South still disagreed with the North when it came to slavery. They made their message clear, too, especially from an all-white social group, the Ku Klux Klan, by killing Blacks. However, while many attempts of Reconstruction of the nation failed, there was one main successful event that came for it all. Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1875, which stated, “… we recognize the equality of all men … it is the duty of government in its dealings with the people to mete out equal and exact justice to all, of whatever nativity, race, color, or persuasion, religious or political; …” This act protected all citizens of their rights regardless of
This act “ … granted citizenship and the same rights enjoyed by white citizens to all male persons in the United States "without distinction of race or color, or previous condition of slavery or involuntary servitude."” This attempt by Congress failed also due to President Andrew Jackson’s veto against the bill. Jackson stated in his veto to the Senate “I regret that the bill which has passed … entitled “An Act to protect all persons in the United States in their civil rights, and furnish the means of their vindication,” contains provisions which I cannot approve … I am, therefore, constrained to return it to the Senate (the House in which it originated) with my objections to its becoming law.” Without the passing of this act, it failed to guarantee the civil rights of …show more content…
The North and the South were a whole, but they were not really united as one yet. There was several events that occurred to show the unity of the nation, such as the South still disagreed with the North when it came to slavery. They made their message clear, too, especially from an all-white social group, the Ku Klux Klan, by killing Blacks. However, while many attempts of Reconstruction of the nation failed, there was one main successful event that came for it all. Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1875, which stated, “… we recognize the equality of all men … it is the duty of government in its dealings with the people to mete out equal and exact justice to all, of whatever nativity, race, color, or persuasion, religious or political; …” This act protected all citizens of their rights regardless of