What Was Reconstruction A Failure

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The Civil War had left many cities and people in ruins and they needed time to rebuild momentum in their country. During this time, the government had scurried to solve problems in the south after major laws had been put into action. Promises were made and lost, leaving certain individuals in major conflicts. With so many situations to take care of, issues had started to occur for the poor and the African Americans. Overall, Reconstruction was a failure because it was difficult for people to gain money and had set up segregation between blacks and whites.

Reconstruction was a failure because it was difficult for anyone in need of money to gain any. When the 13th amendment was passed, landowners lost a lot of their share on crops like cotton.

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