Reconstruction Dbq

Reconstruction was a failure because negroes still faced restrictions such as what they were allowed to do without the permission of whites. Some examples of the negroes needing permission from the whites would be they couldn't rent or own a house in certain places and if you failed to follow the rule then you would be ‘immediately ejected’ (Document D). Also negroes were required to be in the regular service of white persons, and that said person is responsible for the negro (Document D). Although negroes were not slaves anymore the wrongs of all the whites were not ended and they were not quite free yet. The government left their freedom in worse condition than before reconstruction (Document E).

Document B is a journal entry written by, Charles Mackay in 1859. It is about some of the rights and restrictions that free blacks had in the North. According to Doc. B, “He shall be free to live, and to thrive, if he can, and to pay taxes and perform duties…”. Document B shows that black men in the North were given the freedom to have a thriving life, pay taxes and have an occupation.

The Reconstruction, the rebuilding after the civil war. Who destroyed it? The North. After the Civil War, the North and the South had tried to rebuild. While they were rebuilding, certain groups of people started to form, there were the Freedmen, the Radical Republicans, the Carpetbaggers, the Scalawags, and the Ku Klux Klan or rather, the KKK.

The American Civil War ended in 1865 which resulted in victory for the Union and the disbanding of the Confederacy. The aftermath of the war ushered in major political and social reforms in attempt to prevent the Civil War from happening ever again. The Reconstruction Era (1865-1877) began immediately after the war, then it was followed by the Gilded Age (1877 –1897), and at the turn of the century was the Progressive Era (1897–1920). These three significant time periods in American history introduced major changes to civil rights, industrialization, and foreign policy during the forty-five years following the Civil War. However, change was not always good. Some sought to take advantage of the shifting of tides and benefit from

It was interesting to read the different perspectives from people who lived during the reconstruction in the mid to late 1800s. Although these documents were written by people of diverse race, status, and political stance, there were some common observations.

“…the slave went free; stood a brief moment in the sun; then moved back again toward slavery” (W.E.B. Dubois). Reconstruction was an era, from 1863 to 1877, used to rebuilt the damage done in the South by the Civil War. Many people resisted in the South, so it was difficult to carry out the new ideas of Reconstruction. Rebuilding the United States was not an easy task, only lasted 12 years ending in 1877. The Compromise of 1877 settled the intensely disputed 1876 U.S. presidential election, which was pulled federal troops out of state in the South, and ended the Reconstruction Era. The United State come up with three Amendment to help the African Americans there are the 13th Amendment: ended slavery, 14th Amendment: gave blacks Americans citizenship and civil rights and the last one was the 15th Amendment: right to vote. Was the North or South to be blamed for ending the period of rebuilding in the United State after the Civil War? Reconstruction is the process of rebuilding or reorganizing

The twelve years after the Civil War, known as Reconstruction, proved to be a difficult time for America. Although new amendments were created that gave African Americans more rights in society, the Southern Democrats shackled the full potential of the Reconstruction era by restricting blacks’ freedom, voting rights, and economic independence.

This was a tough political period for the entire United State’s population since it would affect not only one group made of people from the same ethnicity but would include all of them on its results. Even though both process were rough ones for these groups made of African-Americans, Whites, Northerners and Southerners, I believe the Presidential Reconstruction was the most challenging one for the Southerners states to fulfill. By that time, the Civil War had just ended, and the South was getting reorganized and reintegrated into the Union and at the same time, the possibility of inclusion, equality of rights and freedom for African-American slaves was still being discussed. This transition to free the slaves was just getting started, but there were not many people supporting this idea because of the possible consequences this could had brought.

The thirteenth and fourteenth amendments attempted to establish the freedom and rights of former slaves, but was not entirely successful in its goals. Legally, former slaves gained their freedom in 1865 when the Thirteenth Amendment was passed, and received “equal protection of the laws” as well as other privileges in the Fourteenth Amendment, passed in 1868. (Document A) The years following the Civil War brought on many changes for both former slaves and former slave owners. While slavery was prohibited in the United States, white landowners found ways to twist the laws and create a system beneficial to themselves. The Reconstruction era was filled with a changing economy, a large predicament for white landowners, and unfair situations for

The Reconstruction was a plan to reconstruct the South and reunite the country after the Civil War. However, it had more failures than success. First of all, the southern economy was damaged after the war since many cities were burned; however, the plan to reconstruct it failed because many rulers thought that the South deserved to be punished, not helping it. Secondly, the plan was supposed to give the newly freed African Americans more rights but it only made theirs life more difficult by limiting work opportunities, preventing them from voting, and others. Finally, it did not reunite the country as it should have because many people were resenting the new laws that were being implemented

The failure of Reconstruction lies in the hands of the North. Due to the Northerners neglecting the events occurring in the South, it became easy for everyone to fall. Reconstruction was the period after the civil war, it was developed in order to reconnect the eleven states and allow for the Union to welcome millions of freedmen. This idea was easily placed on the back-burner due to the Panic of 1873. This occupied all of the North’s attention therefore leading to the overall failure of Reconstruction.

The Reconstruction Period it was from 1865-1877, it established the 13th-15th amendments which abolished slavery, gave rights and citizenships to African Americans, and gave the right to African Americans the right to vote. There was Black Codes to control the labor and behavior of former slaves. President Andrew Johnson wanted to abolished the 13th-15th amendments because he only believed that white would control the world. After the Civil War, the states became part of the Confederacy which brought all together into the United States. The trial of James Byrd Jr. was when James Byrd Jr. was beaten up and dragged by three white men in 1998. There was interviews for the two races, black and white, to put their point of view on what they think

Even thought it had a lot of fails the reconstruction did do somethings that caused it to have a small success. The reconstruction caused the passing of three amendments. One was the 13th amendment which caused the ended to slavery. The next is the 14th amendment.This amendment granted citizenship to people once enslaved.The last one was 15th and it given the right to vote to all men. This also caused the creation of the first american welfare agency called the freemen's bureau. The bureau gave food and clothing to former slaves. And tried to tech them to read write and do

Reconstruction was a time period of major change in the United States of America for both African Americans and White citizens. After the Civil War, the reconstruction process started out as a failure, but over the years turned into a huge success because of how African Americans were able to live normal lives. Overall, Reconstruction was a success because freedom and growth of equality for African Americans was increased greatly.

As a nation, America has gone through many things including war and political changes. People in the United States went through much throughout history. The people that once lead this country had different intentions and targets. One moment in history that was very important and very influential today is the Reconstruction Era. The Reconstruction Era was a time period that contains many accomplishments, failures, leaders, and aims. There were many events in this era which made people call it a failure and a success. In the year of 1865, right after the Civil War, Reconstruction began. The Reconstruction Era was known as the time of “repair” after the civil war. At that time, the leader of the nation was Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln wanted the south to join the Union so he freed the African Americans. When looking at the Reconstruction Era, there are many events that make up this era such as the reconstruction amendments, the freedman’s bureau, and the Ku Klux Klan.