Reconstruction era of the United States

glow to the 1800s.The North and South’s disagreements and divisions led to the long and tiresome Civil War and eventually an even more painful Reconstruction Era for the South. As industry flourished, the environment, farmers, and immigrants suffered; immigrants who had faced the difficult voyage to America now faced hostility and filth. The Progressive Era was plagued by corruption and danger and afterwards President Roosevelt began to overuse America’s strength. Presently, undocumented…

In the post-Reconstruction era, after 1880, African Americans experienced disenfranchisement and a denial of justice. Nine out of 10 of the 6.5 million African Americans in the United States lived in the South, with 80 percent of those Southerners living in rural areas (Bair, 2000). Many areas of the South promised African Americans both political liberty and justice. However, at the same time promises were being made, African Americans saw their political rights increasingly under attack. By…

in the United States was an era of promise. The United States was a country fresh off reconstruction from the severe damages from the civil war and was transitioning into becoming an economic power. However, the rising new economic power embodied the class conflicts left unattended by their colonial predecessors. The upper class were called the Victorians, the wealthiest members of American society, who enjoyed a lavish lifestyle , while controlling several aspects around the United States.…

Micah J. Hough’s Journal #2 Chapters; 9-15 Entry 1; War of 1812 The War of 1812 was the first time the United States declared war one anyone, one the reasons that led to the cause of the War of 1812 was the British impressment of American sailors, were they would be kidnapped and force into servitude, this disrupted shipping of goods and it violated American sovereignty. But from the British Impressment Policy, not only did it disrupted the American shipping to France (which both countries…

After a long time coming, African American slavery in the United States was officially abolished in 1865; the Blacks no longer had to live their lives trapped behind the Whites and their harsh laws. However, as one problem was solved, a new one arose. Even though the law abolishing slavery was successfully passed, the fundamentals of the Whites failed to change. Fundamental change is known as the change of peoples ideas, attitudes, and behaviors; it takes an extensive amount of time for it to…

During the post-American Civil War era, Reconstruction in the southern United States became an enormous priority. The key protocols of the Reconstruction process involved a focus on improving civil rights. The addition of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution on July 9, 1968, gave all citizens born on American soil equal protection of their unalienable rights without any regards to their race. Before the fighting had split the country into two, “southerners and their…

Age, the Reconstruction and Progressive Era, was not an easy way to live. African Americans had no rights and were treated harshly. The jobs and roles they played were as freedmen, farmers, workers and slaves. White people were the owners of all this workingmen. They would hustle to get special treatment from their masters; no rebellious action was committed until the Civil War period. In the process of the Civil War, there was a vast amount of slaves being freed, but not in all the states. The…

1. What are some of the long-term causes of the American Civil War (1800s-1850s)? Please give at least 2 examples. The American Civil War was driven by long-term causes and short-term causes. The long-term causes are the Wilmot Proviso and the Compromise of 1850. The addition of the new lands due to the consequence of the Mexican War caused the South and the North to argue on either these are should allow slavery or not. The Wilmot Proviso was a step to ban slavery from these new areas that…

The Progressive Era is a period in American history defined by radical political and social movements that challenged the foundational principles of the nation. Though classical liberal principles had been challenged in the past, specifically during the Civil War and Reconstruction, it was the Progressive Era that represented a shift in the American political arena away from individualism. During the Progressive Era, egalitarian movements began to take hold in the United States. Activists and…

Ku Klux Klan: A Period of Racial Discrimination Racial discrimination has been around for many decades. The Ku Klux Klan is the most well-known clan for racial discrimination. For more understanding of the KKK, a person must start from the beginning. The Ku Klux Klan was a harsh, tormenting clan that began many years ago and has developed into a widely known topic of racial discrimination. The Ku Klux Klan originated in Pulaski, Tennessee in the year 1865. There were six founders of the Ku…