After the results of the American Civil War, Abraham Lincoln wished to quickly rebuild the country by reintroducing the Confederation back into the country and progressing the nation as a whole. He had a plan to build back state governments that were lost to the Confederacy as long as a fraction of the state recognized the end of slavery and pledged their allegiance to America. However, this plan would not go into effect due to his assassination on April 14, 1865. Lincoln paved the way for Reconstruction, the movement that aimed to allow African Americans to gain a foothold in society, especially as a result of the Emancipation Proclamation. The Emancipation Proclamation was an executive order that outlawed slavery. Lincoln’s ideas for Reconstruction …show more content…
Johnson’s beliefs were vastly different to those of Lincoln. Paragraph 2, Source 1, states that “They had found Lincoln’s plans overly conciliatory, and were reluctant to readmit former Confederate states to the Union. Initially, Johnson appeared to agree with them.” However, he agreed with Lincoln in that he wished to swiftly assimilate the former Confederates back into the Union. Yet, he did not have the same intentions as Lincoln. Lincoln wanted to quickly get the country back to normal so as to progress as a nation. Johnson, however, wished to do this for the reason that he did not see the Confederates as traitors. As paragraph 3 of Source 1 states, “Johnson had no intention of taking Reconstruction further.” Andrew Johnson would go on to encourage allowing ex-Confederate representatives into Congress. Congress eventually saw some hope of initiating Reconstruction when they denied ex-Confederate soldiers their seats. In doing this, they were able to pass the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments and allow for militarized Reconstruction. The 13th Amendment was made to ban slavery except when imprisoned. The 14th Amendment gives any American citizen equal rights under the
History has a way of repeating itself. We are part of a world where equal rights are still being debated today. During the Reconstruction era from 1865-1877, there were many attempts made to rebuild and restore the remnants left by the Civil War. At the forefront of Reconstruction was the main priority of eradicating slavery. This was accomplished initially by the 13th Amendment, with the 14th Amendment naturalizing all citizens, regardless of race and the 15th Amendment extending the right to vote
Reconstruction of the nation consisted of protecting black civil rights and the distribution of land among the freedmen. Republicans were the primary people for Reconstruction. Lincoln, Johnston, and the Radical Republican were major contributors for Reconstruction. The three urged the abolition of slavery, unite as one country, and the reestablishment of loyal governments. In addition, it also led to the suffrage of African Americans. However, Reconstruction also came with disagreements between
Washington believes that reconstruction is doomed for failure since the beginning of the period because the people looked to the government on how to act, people being not educated so they wouldn’t be ready for the duties of citizen ship, and the ignorance of the African Americans and their dependence on the government for everything. It was also because of how early it was after the age of slavery but Washington still attempted many different ways to help promote the reconstruction in hopes that one day
The Reconstruction era was the period from 1863 which was the legal end of slavery in the United States or 1865 which was the end of the Confederacy to 1877. In the background of the history of the United States, the term has two applications: the first applies to the complete history of the entire country from 1865 to 1877 following the Civil War (1861 to 1865); the second, to the attempted transformation of the Southern United States from 1863 to 1877, as ordered by Congress. Reconstruction ended
The Reconstruction era began after the Civil War was won by the Union in 1865 with the main goal being to bring the two pieces of what used to be America, back together again without slavery. Problems quickly aroused after it became clear that how they were planning on reuniting the two sides were divided. Abraham Lincoln, president at the time, proposed a plan to pardon all Confederates if they swore allegiance to the North, except the former high-ranked officials and war criminals. If the state
Reconstruction was in many ways a failed attempt at rebuilding America. The aftershocks of this era will have lasting effects on the American society for centuries to come. This period was intended to stitch America back together after the ravages of the Civil War. U.S. History describes it as: “although the military conflict had ended, Reconstruction was in many ways still a war” (“Reconstruction”). Instead of uniting again, this time period drove the North and the South further apart. The North
1865 was the start of a brand new. In American history reconstruction after the Civil War the United States was left ruins so the northern states Help South rebuild and make it easier to rejoin the Union the Northerners and Republicans try to help with their efforts were very successful. Reconstruction was a failure. During Reconstruction African-Americans games many rights but these right student last their voting rights for restricted segregation laws were put into place and secret societies were
The reconstruction of the United States after the civil war was a challenging task. It was such a challenging task that some said that the reconstruction itself was a war. The largest obstacles were the fact that the Northerners demanded punishment to the Southerners and the Southerners wished to continue their lifestyle. My proposition is a way of reconstruction that I believe would have caused the least amount of damage and would have helped unite the United States in a sufficient manner. I
The reconstruction of the south after the Civil War was one of the biggest struggles of nation because of the turmoil and dramatic change in the country. The South was faced with the issue of black citizens and that they will have equal rights that the whites have. Additionally, the emancipation of slaves caused many riots and conflicts because the white citizens did not approve of the fact that their society is integrated. The biggest issue that the South faced was trying to incorporate the newly
After the Civil War the Reconstruction Era occurred in the southern United States. The Reconstruction Era deeply impacted the south in a negative way for minority. African American were unjustly treated by the white Americans, their rights were limited and or taken away. As a result, they fought hard to obtain equal treatment as citizens. Blacks tried to fight segregation in many ways like at the ballot boxes, in the courtrooms, and through organizations like the National Association of the Advancement
The Reconstruction was an eight-year effort to fix the South after the Civil War left it destroyed. Now that the Civil War ended, and the North & South were united once again, they were the ones responsible for fixing the economic, political, and social damage. Though the Reconstruction was made to unite all Americans and support equality, the Reconstruction ended up tearing America apart. This support soon came to an end in the mid-1870s with the question being; How much responsibility does the
Blomenkamp English III/U.S. History 29 October 2014 Reconstruction of the South Think back to when the Civil War finally ended after five terrible years of battle and a poor farmer is trying to pick up his life make a living for his family. The southern reconstruction of 1865 was suppose to aid the farmer in reestablish his life and homestead, yet the years delay postponed the inevitable. After the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, the Reconstruction Bill halted, due to the policies for President
or “reconstruct” the political, economic, and social relationship of the southern states with the rest of the Union. The period of this process of bringing the states of the Confederacy back into the Union is called Reconstruction. It is impossible to fully understand Reconstruction without a grasp of the social and economic upheaval the war brought about. For the people living through the times, this upheaval created a situation that demanded immediate attention. Economically, the South had been
The Reconstruction Act was an immediate response after the Civil War to try and rebuild the United States. Although the military conflicts were over the Reconstruction was in many ways still considered a war. The important struggle was how the radical northerners wanted to punish the south and the southerners who desperately just wanted to preserve their way of life. The federal government outlawed slavery with the 13th amendment, defined citizenship and protected the americans with the 14th amendment
that from blacks. All because of reconstruction with north and south. Reconstruction started in 1865 and didn't end till 1877 it was a war between the confederate(South) and Union(North) to get rid of slavery for good. The north wanted to get blacks the freedom they deserved, but the south wasn’t all of it. The goal of reconstruction was to combine the north and south once again, and rebuild what was damaged in the civil war and free all African Americans. Reconstruction failed because the south resisted