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    revolutionary moments was Reconstruction after the civil war. Reconstruction had different periods such as Emancipation and Reconstruction, Presidential Reconstruction, Radical Reconstruction, and the Compromise of 1877. The period of Reconstruction had many goals and accomplishments. Reconstruction did come to an end and just like most revolutionary moments in history Reconstruction was labeled both a success and a failure. Though human equality was the main goal of the Reconstruction period in the South

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    The reconstruction in America after the Civil War was very similar to the reconstruction in Afghanistan after the Operation Enduring Freedom. Both countries had huge amounts of destruction and obstacles to overcome after each of their wars. There are many similarities between the reconstructions in America and Afghanistan. They had problems with the government, economy, security, and the destruction. The problem with the government in America was that they had to find a way to for the south(Confederates)

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    The victory of the Civil War in 1865 may have given slaves their freedom, but the progression of rebuilding the South brought about a new set of substantial challenges for America. The death of President Abraham Lincoln took American by surprise. President Lincoln was not clear of his plan of Reconstruction; however, Lincoln did state that he had a simple plan for rebuilding. After the death of Abraham Lincoln everyone was confused on how to merge two pieces of the country back together. When Andrew

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    Lincoln____________, Hello my name name is Ethan DeMoura and I am a Noble High School student studying the reconstruction after the Civil War and I would like to inform you about some laws and groups that supported your cause and that didn’t support your cause. Five policies and laws that resulted in positive changes following the Civil War include: The Freedman’s Bureau was created after the Civil War in 1865-1877 by Congress to help the newly free slaves support themselves. The Freedmen's Bureau helped

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    The Civil War left a country divided not only by property lines and borders but by beliefs as well. Not just religious beliefs, moral beliefs also. It left both sides, north and south struggling, trying to figure out what their next move towards reuniting the divided America was going to be. The period following the end of the Civil War would become known as the “Reconstruction Era.” An era that raised just as many questions as it did answers. A reconstruction of America that seems to carry on many

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    Reconstruction was to be what took place following the end of the American Civil War. To most scholars this is true. However, to truly understand the magnitude of reconstruction, one must take the path less traveled as Eric Foner did in his book, Reconstruction; America’s Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877. What is that? 1863? Yes, Foner believes that reconstruction officially started then with the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Why, you may ask. The reasoning behind this premise is simple

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    Many historians argue about the result of the reconstruction. By reading the sources I concluded that the American reconstruction after the war was somewhat successful. According to Frances after the civil war, the north sent many generals to the south to control territories until the land was settling. According to her augments the claims that the generals would force the people to bow down to them. People in the south considered them as tyrants. Another thing that many people in the south were

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    During the time period of 1860 and 1877 many major changes occurred. From the beginning of the civil war to the fall of the reconstruction, the United States changed dramatically. Nearly one hundred years after the Declaration of Independence which declared all men equal, many social and constitutional alterations were necessary to protect the rights of all people, no matter their race. These social and constitutional developments that were made during 1860 to 1877 were so drastic it could be called

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    was imposed by the white people. This contradiction is emblematic of the African-American experience. The era of reconstruction was a short-term success, a medium-term failure, and a foundation for the long-term successes of the civil rights movement in terms of black freedom. The era of reconstruction exposed the radical limits of freedom for natural born citizens in the post-civil war United States. The idea of freedom changed in a tremendous way for the blacks. I would like to begin by asking

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    the Civil War, and Reconstruction has a contested view that affects the understanding of the past and present. The southern white population was angry at African American's newly won freedom, used violence against African American to control of their lives. The Lost Cause is the movement to describe the Confederate cause as a heroic on against all odd despite its defeat. The Lost Cause justified the violence against African Americans and rewrote the history of the Civil War and Reconstruction. The

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