The Reconstruction of America

placed towards Reconstruction lacked the cohesion necessary to reconstruct the South. Southern elitist desperately clung to illusions of their sovereignity to the Union and viewed Reconstruction as a perversion of the natural order of life. The Radical Republicans of the North set out disconcert and impoverish rebellious Confederates and African Americans wanted the freedoms and equality entitled to them under the newly amended constitution. These conflicting visions for the ideal America…

time known as “reconstruction,” which lasted from the end of the war in 1865 to 1877. This period is significant for its radical reforms mixed with racial tensions and divisions. The North won the war and established laws to integrate equality into society. Meanwhile, the South lost the war but was able to manipulate the system and mandate how they treated blacks in their society. Thus, the reconstruction period passed laws and drastically revolutionized the social structure in America, and even…

question remained on the minds of those involved with the American Civil War: how can you rebuild a nation that was once hellbent on fighting one another? The idea of Reconstruction was created in hopes of doing just that. However, Reconstruction itself was not cut and dry. In fact, there were so many differing opinions that Reconstruction could not be categorized by any particular main theme. In Beyond Redemption: Race, Violence, and the American South after the Civil War, Carole…

The reconstruction movement was a time when nobody was free in the North or South. The aftermath of the war left the south without schools, churches, or any type of economy while the North was almost forced to help through the churches need to provide sanctuary to the former slaves in the south. The “freedom” African-Americans received in the reconstruction era was conditional leaving southern African-Americans enslaved once more. While the Civil War’s overall motive was to the free the slaves…

happened. Before the Civil War began, there were major problems throughout America that caused the war. The first major cause was the Dred Scott decision.…

whites and blacks. To further compound the issue, Congress passed laws, but then did not enforce them fully. America today is still dealing with the aftermath of the feud between the north and the south and Reconstruction. Racial, political and social economic problems plague our country, and some of them might have been eliminated had Congress and the President made more compromises. Reconstruction was about the former Confederacy being reincorporated into the United States and freed slaves…

The Reconstruction Revolution was the period after the beginning of Reconstruction of the South. The main goal of Reconstruction was to answer two questions in America. What was the status of the Confederate States and how will they become part of the Union? And, what’s the status of former slaves? Beginning in 1865 shortly after the death of President Abe Lincoln, the new President Andrew Johnson took office. Johnson’s idea of reconstruction was a lenient policy. He would allow the southern…

The Knights of Labor was a nationally recognized labor organization in America during the 1880’s who sought to achieve things like an eight hour work day, better pay, and ending child labor. These working condition reforms would definitely be things that could help expand the opportunity for people in the working class to gain more self definition or rather gain a higher standpoint in American society where they would no longer be looked at as cogs who have to work terrible hours for terrible…

social system was put into place in America in which had slaves on the bottom. Due to this African Americans had to face years of racism. Despite the end of slavey in 1865, African Americans continued to face discrimination, lack of opportunities and equality, which lead them to seek solutions in the civil rights movement which began in the 1960s. The American economy depended on slavery to provide income, even though it was inhumane, and raciest. Slavery in America began when in 1619 when the…

devastating. Land was ruined, confederate money was worthless, South's’ transportation system was in a complete disaster. The banks were ruined and the government at all levels, were non-existent. During that time, Lincoln was also making the “Reconstruction Plan” which is known as the 10% plan. Southerners had accept ban on slavery, which led them to take a loyalty oath to the United States. The loyalty oath is a pledge of allegiance. When the 10% of the voters in the 1860 election did this,…