Summary Of Reconstruction By David Foner

Reconstruction was successful in the idea that is reunited the United States by the former Confederate states pledging to the United States government and developing a new constitution which embodied the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments. At first, Reconstruction brought numerous job opportunities for black and whites in the South since collaboration was essential for the nation to be whole again. Furthermore, education, Freedmen 's Bureau, and laws were established in order to provide the newly freedmen with any assistance to feel like an American citizen. Some examples of these specific laws or acts are the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments and the Civil Rights Act of 1875 which “required the state governments provide equal

Name: Instructor: Course: Date: Why is it that African Americans vote Democratic? The Africans Americans have a history of being associated with both the Republican and Democratic Parties in the United States.

Essay Questions for Section I 1) The key point of the Reconstruction was to reconstruct the South, in order to, bring it back into the United States. However, there were many issues that the federal government had to deal with during this time period. In my opinion, I would say the primary issue that the federal government was faced with, would be figuring out how to bring the South back into the United States. The other main issue that the federal government was faced with, would be to figure out was what to do with the freed slaves.

The American Civil War that was started due to the controversy over slavery in 1861, was won by The Union supported by President Lincoln against the Confederate states. President Lincoln’s original goal during the civil war was to reunify the nation as quickly as possible and help both sides come to an understanding. After the Civil War ended in 1865, the newly formed United States’ reconstruction era began. The Reconstruction era was put into effect by the Congress in 1866 and lasted until 1877. The Union’s victory in the Civil War had given African Americans a new sense of hope, devastated the southern economy, and eased the history of disunity in American political life.

To My Honorable Congressman, Right now, in Congress, they are preparing to vote on the Resolution to end Reconstruction. The Resolution states that if the states in rebellion have successfully fulfilled the requirements of the Reconstruction Acts of 1867 and 1868, have in good faith implement policies and regulations in accordance with the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, and willingly allow the Federal Government to restructure southern politics, society, and the economy, then the Federal Government will remove federal troops from southern states and give them the reins to control Reconstruction to individual states. I advise you to vote to not end Reconstruction because these claims will enrage the Southern Democrats and Southern states.

During the late 1800s, because the South had been decimated by the end of the Civil War, .the Reconstruction Period was initiated to aid the South’s recovery. Although the Civil War did abolish slavery and unify the North and the South, the war not resolve racial prejudice, the South’s damage, and the African Americans’ economic instability. The Reconstruction Period was initiated in order to prevent economic instability and the structural ruin, because since slavery was abolished, and the South was completely dependent on slaves, therefore slaves could not work for the South to maintain the economy, and slaves also could not fix up the damages done to the structures done to the South during the war. By starting the Freedmen’s Bureau and passing

A few days after the civil War ended, President Lincoln was assassinated and never had the chance to implement his Reconstruction plan.   The Reconstruction Era occurred in the period of 1865 to 1877 under the reign of President Andrew Johnson who was the predecessor of President Lincoln.  Congress was not scheduled to convene until December 1865, which gave Johnson eight months to pursue his own Reconstruction policies. Under his Reconstruction policies, the former Confederate states were required to join back into the Union and heal the wounds of the nation.

Steven Lawson views Lyndon Johnson as the ‘foremost practitioner of civil rights ever to occupy the White House’ and believes that he was in fact driven to improve the lives and status of Black Americans. However, he argues that his civil rights effort was weakened by both his obsessions with maintaining a ‘middle ground’ and the external factors which contributed to the breakdown of consensus. Lawson claims that Johnson felt that it was his ‘moral obligation [to help] every person of every skin colour’ and that it was the tragic death of Kennedy which enabled him to carry out this. He contradicts the argument laid out by Robert Caro that Johnson’s civil rights interest was influenced by political motives and that he pressured into acting

Isaiah Osby Prof.Ellis AFA 3104 4/2/15 Historical Synopsis: Presidential Reconstruction This passage of the article Presidential Reconstruction started off by talking about a couple of things that were going on at that time. An example is that slaves that were escaping from their plantations were fleeing to Florida and on page 107 it says “the desire to reclaim these slaves led to the Seminole Wars” which was the multiple wars escaped slaves and Native Americans had fought in . In the passage it also talks about the large increase in the population from 1840 to 1860 which was around 50,000 for the whites and 40,000 for African Americans also on page 107

I think federal government should have continued to hold up Reconstruction, racial equality as featuring reconstruction program beyond the acceptable and recognition range of whites. And in that time , rise of racism and colonialism worldwide. Since Southern whites strong racist ideologies, as well as a huge advantage in numbers, the economy and military force, Republicans rebuild the government simply can not afford to protect themselves in K.K.K. attack. Due to the use of military force by many constraints, coupled with the shackles of federalism. For the reconstruction of the South regime collapse, beyond the reach of the federal government.

Maceo Cardinale Kwik Reconstruction Reconstruction was the twelve years after the civil war. Those twelve years were full of readjustment fixing the ruin the United States had fallen into. The problems that had the United states in disarray were how to, rebuild the South, reunite the states, and ensure the rights and protection of the newly freed African Americans. The civil war left the South in shambles, and newly freed slaves struggled to adjust to their new freedom. Most Southerners hated reconstruction and everything else about the North.

April 12, 1961, marked one of the most historical events that have ever occurred in the United States -the Civil War. This war was fought by the Union (Northern states) and the Confederates (Southern states). Several factors contributed to the clash of both sides, such include: trades, tariffs, states’ rights, and the idea of slavery. After four years of fighting, the Southern states lied under complete destruction. On May 9, 1865, the fighting was over -the Union had won the war.