Reconstruction

The time period of 1865 to 1877 is known as the Reconstruction era. The reconstruction era was needed after the civil war to rebuild and reunite the Union and the Confederacy. The civil war was a battle between the north and the south to reunite the country as one and near the end of the war it became about abolishing slavery. There were many plans in consideration to reunite the country. The main three plans were Lincoln’s, the Wade Davis bill, and the Radical Republic plan. Each plan had goals…

The Freedmen’s Bureau was a federal agency established in 1865 by the Congress and played an important role during the Reconstruction Era in the Southern part of the United States. After the Civil War, the Freedmen’s Bureau was created to provide protection, economic assistance and ensure preservation of rights for African Americans in the United States. Although it provided prosperity and new rights to blacks, it didn’t last long because the agency did not receive enough support and economic…

The era of Reconstruction was a massive failure when it came to fixing the nations three major problems, with only a few exceptions. The three challenges being: integrating freed slaves into American society, re-incorporating the rebellious states back into America and rebuilding the south's economy. Attempting to integrate freed slaves back into society, was a failure. Andrew Johnson attempted his best to veto all laws having to do with giving black people any sort of rights. This was due to…

There was three plans for Reconstruction. The three plans were Lincoln’s plan, Johnson’s plan and the Radical Republican plan. Lincoln’s plan was considered simple due to his offering to Confederates to be sworn allegiance to the union. Johnson’s plan was lenient to the southern states…

having their rights. “Reconstruction did not wait for the end of the war (Roark et al 435).” Reconstruction took place in 1865-1877 while the Civil War took place in 1861-1869. The southern states removed themselves from the nation however, Lincoln pardon the states and allowed them to return under certain terms. The states had to take responsibility for leaving the nation and accept the fact that slaves were now free this was Lincoln’s Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction. “When 10…

Reconstruction: The Great Experiment Allen w. Trelease was a History professor, he retired from teaching in 1994. Trelease therefore has several qualifications considering he is a college professor whose major is History. This book is more informational than anything, so he has different sections where he talks about different things that happened before, during, and after the reconstruction in wartime. For example, like slavery, the presidential reconstruction, radical reconstruction etc.…

Eric Foner’s “A Short History of Reconstruction” is an updated, abridged edition of “Reconstruction: America’s Unfinished Revolution.” This book redefines how the Reconstruction Era is viewed, in ways historians have not done before. Foner chronologically starts with the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 to validate his statement that “Reconstruction was not only a specific time period, but also the beginning of an extended historical process: the adjustment of American society to the end of…

they had to fix it was through reconstruction, or the rebuilding of the whole country. Throughout the whole period there were many ups and downs. In many ways it was like doing a big flip, at first it was all well, and they were standing on strong ground, but all of a sudden it flipped and it all started to go downhill. There are many examples that show how this happened from end to finish, from military zones helping America, to the KKK destroying it. The reconstruction after the war had two…

Even today the effects of reconstruction have an impact on our society. The legacies of the post civil war radical reconstruction include the growth of industrialism in the south, the development of terrorist groups such as the kkk, and the 13th amendment. First, reconstruction brought industrialism to the south. Northerners started moving south for new opportunities, and brought their ways of life. They started building factories and companies in the south. Since the slaves were freed…

Was the reconstruction of America a success or a failure? Some people might see reconstruction as a sucess, because of the different amendments that were signed to help free slaves and make everyone equal to each other or maybe they see sucess come from the Freedmen's Bureau which helped former slaves in the south get on their feet after the civil war. However even though these amendments and actions were definitely a good beginning of making everyone equal and bring everyone together, I…