Reconstruction Dbq
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In 1861, previous failed compromises regarding the spread of slavery to new states and territories indicated failure. This controversy over slavery ultimately resulted in war. The Civil War began in 1861 when the Confederates attacked Fort Sumter in South Carolina, shortly after President Lincoln’s inauguration. The Union won the war when General Lee surrendered to General Grant. The Confederacy collapsed and the abolishment of slavery took place (Gallagher). The Reconstruction Era overlapped and followed the war. On September 22, 1862, President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation stating that he, “orders and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated states, and part of states, are, and henceforward shall be free…” …show more content…
These laws, known as the Enforcement Acts, were criminal codes which protected African American rights in terms of voting, holding a position in office, receiving equal protection of laws. Enforcement Act of May 1870 prohibited groups of people from banding together with the intention of violating citizens’ constitutional rights. The Senate passed two more acts, also known as the Ku Klux Klan acts, aimed to enforce the Fourteenth Amendment and the Civil Rights Act of 1866. The Second Force Act, approved in February 1871, empowered federal judges and United States marshals to supervise local polling places. The act also placed administration of national elections under the control of the government. Eventually, the Third Force Act became law in April 1871 and it allowed the president to authorize armed forces to combat those who cause violence due to racist ideas. The new laws weakened the Ku Klux Klan and the violence declined in the South. This showed that the government was finally willing to take action and changed the expectations of African Americans when they felt hopeless. The series of acts temporarily puts an end to the brutality, but the end of Reconstruction allowed for a return of deprivation of rights for African Americans (“Landmark …show more content…
Various incarnations continued to appear since. The constant appearance of the Klan shows that the idea of white supremacy has not really gone away and racism continues to be a struggle in the United States. In fact, a greater number of KKK organizations exist today than at any other point in the group’s leading history. According to Southern Poverty Law Center, there are a total number of 130 KKK groups in 2016. Now, KKK groups have managed to target Jews, immigrants, and primarily African Americans. This is relevant in furthering the claim that describes the progression of the United States as a country full of opposing ideas. Although the government took action in order to lessen the violence due to racist ideas, these ideologies never really diminished and continues to exist to this day. In a newspaper article written by Harrison Jacobs, he talks about a certain book titled, “White Pride,” which are a series of photos that documented the different Klan organizations in fourteen states across the country. Photojournalist Anthony Karen spent many years gathering many photos of Ku Klux Klan members and how these people go about in their daily lives. The collection of photos prove that people still believe in the idea that one race should be considered as superior than
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the civil war began in 1861 when the confederates attacked fort sumter in south carolina. the reconstruction era overlapped and followed the war.
- Analyzes how the radical republicans wanted to enforce harsher policies than the reconstruction before the civil war, while the ex-confederates seized power in the south.
- Analyzes how the southern whites were unwilling to lose control of african americans and they attempted to rule the south through violence.
- Explains that the civil war began in 1861 when the confederates attacked fort sumter in south carolina. the reconstruction era overlapped and followed the war.
- Analyzes how the radical republicans wanted to enforce harsher policies than the reconstruction before the civil war, while the ex-confederates seized power in the south.
- Analyzes how the southern whites were unwilling to lose control of african americans and they attempted to rule the south through violence.
- Describes how maria carter and others persuaded the government to pass a series of acts to satisfy the demands and lessen the brutality.
- Analyzes how the kkk's constant appearance shows that the idea of white supremacy has not really gone away and racism continues to be a struggle in the united states.
- Analyzes how despite the enforcement of the enforcement acts, brutality towards african americans continues to this day. a recent event in charlottesville proves that there is still a continuous struggle with fighting racism.
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- Explains that abraham lincoln was the 16th president of the united states of america. he was elected into presidency on november 6, 1860.
- Explains that lincoln proclaimed that the reason for the civil war was to maintain the union and that he had no intension of ending slavery where it had existed.
- Explains that lincoln's first draft of the emancipation proclamation warned the confederate states to surrender by january 1, 1863 or their slaves would be freed.
- Explains that abraham lincoln was the 16th president of the united states of america. he was elected into presidency on november 6, 1860.
- Explains that lincoln proclaimed that the reason for the civil war was to maintain the union and that he had no intension of ending slavery where it had existed.
- Explains that lincoln's first draft of the emancipation proclamation warned the confederate states to surrender by january 1, 1863 or their slaves would be freed.
- Narrates how lincoln was assassinated on april 14, 1865. booth shot lincoln in the back of the head and fled on horseback.
- Describes how john wilkes booth sympathized with the southern confederate states during the civil war. he organized the simultaneous assassination of president lincoln, vice president andrew johnson, and secretary of state william h.
- Explains that booth was the only man of his group to succeed in his plan. one of booth's co-conspirators, lewis powell, was successful in finding and stabbing secretary of state william h. seward.
- Describes how the search for booth and david herold became one of the largest manhunts in history. after almost two weeks troops caught up with them and surrounded a farmhouse in virginia where they were hiding out.
- Explains that president lincoln was well-known for many accomplishments throughout his presidency, including leading the civil war and writing the proclamation emancipation. his most famous speech was the gettysburg address.
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- Analyzes how the civil war ended slavery and reunited the country, but reconstruction failed to rebuild the south and promote democracy and political unity.
- Concludes that the reconstruction failed because it failed to rebuild the south, manage the circumstances of freed african americans, and contribute to democracy and political reunification.
489 wordsRead More - Reconstruction Dbqexplanatory essayAs the civil war started to end, many decisions during this time period led to a revolution that would change the nation forever.
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- Explains that after the civil war ended, many decisions led to a revolution that would change the nation forever. abraham lincoln announced the emancipation proclamation of 1862.
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- Explains that the lincoln assassination happened on april 14th, 1865, when lincoln was fatally shot at a play at ford’s theatre in washington, d.c.
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- Explains that the lincoln assassination happened on april 14th, 1865, when lincoln was fatally shot at a play at ford’s theatre in washington, d.c.
- Explains that the freedmen's bureau helped former black slaves and whites who were in poverty after the war. it provided basic necessities like food, a place to live, medical aid, organized schools, and legal support.
- Explains that during the civil war, conscription laws were passed by the congress. men from 20 to 40 were mandated to go to war and serve for their side.
- Explains that the national woman's christian temperance took a stand on limiting the alcohol in the nation. they believed that alcohol leads to nothing but domestic abuse and revolted against the owners of saloons.
- Describes how the ku klux klan terrorized both whites and blacks in the south due to the outcome of the war.
- Explains that ulysses grant created the enforcement acts, or the ku klux klan act during the reconstruction period. these acts were meant to actualize the amendments in the constitution and black’s right to hold office, serve the government/jurries, and vote.
- Explains that the pony express was the first mail system from the midwest to california founded by william h. russell and others in 1860.
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- Analyzes how the south resisted reconstruction through voter intimidation and fraud, and the formation of terror groups, such as the ku klux klan.
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- Opines that lincoln's ten percent plan for the confederate states to rejoin the union seems a little lenient on the south.
- Opines that lincoln's presidency was an enormous stride towards the end of slavery.
- Opines that andrew johnson's assassination was the result of his veto of several bills that would have helped african americans gain equal rights as citizens.
- Opines that lincoln's ten percent plan for the confederate states to rejoin the union seems a little lenient on the south.
- Opines that lincoln's presidency was an enormous stride towards the end of slavery.
- Opines that andrew johnson's assassination was the result of his veto of several bills that would have helped african americans gain equal rights as citizens.
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- Explains how the system of segregation and oppression of blacks became more rigid by the late nineteenth century. the us supreme court ruled that the constitution allowed separate toilet facilities for both races if such facilities were equal.
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- Narrates how lincoln planned to reunify the nation quickly after the civil war, but was assassinated in 1865, days after robert e. lee's surrender.
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- Explains that only congress, the president or both could make the decision of the reconstruction policy, not the radical republicans. lincoln wanted to allow the state to rejoin the union, but benjamin wade and henrey winter davis wanted a harsher punishment.
- Narrates how lincoln planned to reunify the nation quickly after the civil war, but was assassinated in 1865, days after robert e. lee's surrender.
- Explains how johnson created the presidential reconstruction, which included the creation of the 13th amendment outlawing slavery in the south.
- Explains that only congress, the president or both could make the decision of the reconstruction policy, not the radical republicans. lincoln wanted to allow the state to rejoin the union, but benjamin wade and henrey winter davis wanted a harsher punishment.
- Explains that when the wade-davis bill passed, lincoln refused to sign it. radical republicans were upset with the choice that lincoln had made and he was assassinated.
- Explains that southern democrats wanted the federal troops placed in the south to be removed, while republicans expected the african american to vote for the republican party, not returning to the confederate side.
- Explains that the main issue relating to the reconstruction that divided republicans at the end of the civil war would be the opinions of all the citizens, president, and congress members.
579 wordsRead More - Emancipation Proclamation Dbq Essayexplanatory essayOn the month of September 17, 1862 had won a battle with help of Ulysses S. Grant, a general that would shaped the Union's army into a more strategic military. The winning of the Battle of Antietam was a turning point for Union both militarily and politically. One month later, President Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation to help the Union win the war and start the abolishment of slavery. The proclamation stated that the slaves in the rebellion states are now “forever free”. It lets the government and military forces of the U.S. to free the slaves “as an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution, upon military necessity”. The border states that were not loyal to the Union were Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri, West Virginia, Tennessee, Indian Territory, and Kansas which are all states that refused to freed the slaves that were in those states. Most southern states depended on slaves especially for soldiers during the war or for making railroads and supplies for other soldiers. The proclamation clearly states that they were free, it also commissioned the recruitment of the freed slaves and free blacks as Union soldiers. Through the next two and half
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- Explains that the emancipation proclamation was the most important decision during lincoln's presidency. it would abolish slavery only in states of rebellion and make tens of thousands of slaves in those states free.
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466 wordsRead More - Dbq Reconstructionanalytical essayApril 1865 saw the end of the Civil War, and with it came the need for some sort of policy to reunify, restore 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.
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- Explains that april 1865 saw the end of the civil war and with it came the need for some sort of policy to reunify, restore or "reconstruct" the political, economic, and social relationship of southern states with the rest of union.
- Analyzes the social and economic upheaval the war brought about in reconstruction. the south's capital was shattered, and many of its factories were ruined.
- Explains that the south faced a newly freed workforce that grew more and more recalcitrant, refusing to work for former masters.
- Explains that april 1865 saw the end of the civil war and with it came the need for some sort of policy to reunify, restore or "reconstruct" the political, economic, and social relationship of southern states with the rest of union.
- Analyzes the social and economic upheaval the war brought about in reconstruction. the south's capital was shattered, and many of its factories were ruined.
- Explains that the south faced a newly freed workforce that grew more and more recalcitrant, refusing to work for former masters.
- Explains that abraham lincoln believed in granting generous terms of amnesty for former rebels, and in encouraging a speedy restoration of legitimate state governments within the formerly rebellious states.
- Analyzes how the former confederates were bitterly disappointed by their defeat and would maintain hostile feelings toward "yankees" for decades, if not generations.
- Opines that blacks were thrust into a world where the habits of slavery—namely dependence and deference—would not serve them well. self-assertion and independence were simultaneously necessary and dangerous.
- Opines that the impatience and intemperate rhetoric of radicals in congress and their emissaries in the south may have caused already deep southern resentment to solidify and escalate.
1005 wordsRead More - Fort Pillow Sectionalismanalytical essayThis was issued by Abraham Lincoln on September 22, 1863, after the Union victory at Antietam. It declared that as of January 1, 1863, all slaves in the rebellious states “shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free.” It also allowed the newly freed African Americans to join the Civil War as well. The Emancipation Proclamation states “And I further declare and make known, that such persons of suitable condition, will be received into the armed service of the United States to garrison forts, positions, stations, and other places, and to man vessels of all sorts in said service.” Emancipation was arguably a military tactic that reduced the Confederacy’s resources and strength. Enlistment provided opportunities to help defeat the proslavery Confederacy, but the Confederacy refused to recognize captured black troops as military prisoners. The Civil War began due to the institution of slavery; the South fought to preserve it. Emancipation Proclamation invited slaves to bear arms and opened new avenues to freedom for blacks. Emancipation of slaves to the Confederacy exacerbated their fears of white subordination, slave rebellions, and a
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- Analyzes how sectionalism influenced the interpretations and accounts of what occurred at fort pillow, which led to an investigation by the joint committee on the conduct of the war.
- Explains that the emancipation proclamation was a military tactic that reduced the confederacy's resources and strength.
- Explains the lieber code of april 24, 1863, which provides guidelines for wartime conduct. the union and confederacy had contrasting views on how to treat blacks in war.
- Analyzes how sectionalism influenced the interpretations and accounts of what occurred at fort pillow, which led to an investigation by the joint committee on the conduct of the war.
- Explains that the emancipation proclamation was a military tactic that reduced the confederacy's resources and strength.
- Explains the lieber code of april 24, 1863, which provides guidelines for wartime conduct. the union and confederacy had contrasting views on how to treat blacks in war.
673 wordsRead More - Emancipation Proclamation Dbq Analysisanalytical essayPresident Abraham Lincoln, although he personally disliked slavery, was willing to accept slavery, as long as it could be preserved and would not spread to other states. The South began to rebel and President Lincoln issued the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation on 22nd of September 1862 stating if the southern states did not stop their rebellion by the first of January 1863, then the Proclamation would go into effect and would declare the slaves free. The Emancipation Proclamation, although it was not able to free any slaves, was still an important turning point of the war and also economically, socially, and politically impacted the Civil War.
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- Explains that president abraham lincoln was willing to accept slavery, as long as it could be preserved and would not spread to other states. the preliminary emancipation proclamation was an important turning point of the war.
- Analyzes how julia ward howe wrote "battle hymn of the republic" in 1862. orrin l. gatchell's view on slavery was that it was the main reason why the nation is crumbling to bits. thomas nast created a painting called "emancipation."
- Analyzes how president lincoln would do whatever he could to stop the union from falling apart. he waited until after the victory of antietam to issue the emancipation proclamation.
- Explains that president abraham lincoln was willing to accept slavery, as long as it could be preserved and would not spread to other states. the preliminary emancipation proclamation was an important turning point of the war.
- Analyzes how julia ward howe wrote "battle hymn of the republic" in 1862. orrin l. gatchell's view on slavery was that it was the main reason why the nation is crumbling to bits. thomas nast created a painting called "emancipation."
- Analyzes how president lincoln would do whatever he could to stop the union from falling apart. he waited until after the victory of antietam to issue the emancipation proclamation.
- Opines that the emancipation proclamation was a turning point of the civil war. it ended slavery and impacted women's rights.
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- Explains that lincoln's emancipation proclamation ended slavery in those states that attempted to separate from the union. lincoln manipulated the border states between the north and south while molding the characteristics of the civil war.
- Opines that the ideal that former slaves were successful after the war is far from realistic, since they faced the new world without necessities like shoes or clothing to protect them from the environment.
- Explains that the slaves' lack of education was perpetuated by the fact they had never used any financial or monetary systems. the masters never taught them how to care for themselves.
- Explains that lincoln's emancipation proclamation ended slavery in those states that attempted to separate from the union. lincoln manipulated the border states between the north and south while molding the characteristics of the civil war.
- Opines that the ideal that former slaves were successful after the war is far from realistic, since they faced the new world without necessities like shoes or clothing to protect them from the environment.
- Explains that the slaves' lack of education was perpetuated by the fact they had never used any financial or monetary systems. the masters never taught them how to care for themselves.
- Explains that the newly freed slaves were exposed to many diseases, including yellow fever, dysentery, and other diseases.
- Explains that many runaway slaves perusing freedom enlisted in the union army to protect themselves and their families, under the assumption that they would eventually gain their freedom.
- Explains how the smallpox epidemic worsened the views and stereotypes whites held about blacks. the 1866 cholera outbreak was vigorously combatted.
- Analyzes how the institution of slavery had been replaced with racism. freed blacks never received social, political, and economic equalities from whites.
- Explains that freed blacks faced racially based (hate) crimes on a daily basis, with the popularity of klans to control black communities and local law enforcement overlooking the violence.
- Explains that abraham lincoln's emancipation proclamation saved the union and ended the civil war by abolishing a system and culture that had been in place for centuries.
- Cites oshinsky, d. m., schuessler, j. and the library of congress.
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In this essay, the author
- Explains that lincoln issued the preliminary emancipation proclamation after the union's victory at antietam, which warned the south to lay down its arms or lincoln would decree abolition.
- Explains that lincoln issued the preliminary emancipation proclamation after the union's victory at antietam, which warned the south to lay down its arms or lincoln would decree abolition.
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In this essay, the author
- Explains that lincoln didn't see the civil war as a struggle to free the nation's four million slaves from captivity. he saw that the emancipation would undermine the confederacy while providing the union with new manpower.
- Explains that lincoln issued the emancipation proclamation as a military measure, but it did not apply to all states. lincoln only exempted selective areas of the confederacy that had already come under union control.
- Analyzes how lincoln's emancipation proclamation marked a turning point in his view of slavery and the civil war itself.
- Explains that lincoln didn't see the civil war as a struggle to free the nation's four million slaves from captivity. he saw that the emancipation would undermine the confederacy while providing the union with new manpower.
- Explains that lincoln issued the emancipation proclamation as a military measure, but it did not apply to all states. lincoln only exempted selective areas of the confederacy that had already come under union control.
- Analyzes how lincoln's emancipation proclamation marked a turning point in his view of slavery and the civil war itself.
- Explains that lincoln's emancipation proclamation was the most influential part of his presidency. he argued the founding fathers' phrase "all men are created equal" applied to blacks and whites alike.
1142 wordsRead More - Causes Of The Emancipation Proclamationanalytical essayPresident Abraham Lincoln believed that the war was fought to preserves the Union. He wanted slaves to be free and had a plan for this to happen for a while. The Emancipation proclamation was issued in two sections by President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War of 1861-5. In the initial segment, issued on 22 September 1862, he proclaimed the flexibility of all slaves in any of the confederate expresses that did not come back to Union control by 1 January 1863. In the second part, issued 1 January 1863, he named the particular states where the declaration connected. Notwithstanding its far reaching wording, the decree was constrained, since it connected just to states which had withdrawn from the Union, and explicitly exempted
In this essay, the author
- Explains that president abraham lincoln's emancipation proclamation was issued in two sections during the american civil war of 1861-5.
- Analyzes how lincoln's 1863 emancipation proclamation did not free not one slave. lincoln had no power over the states where he liberated the slaves.
- Explains that president abraham lincoln's emancipation proclamation was issued in two sections during the american civil war of 1861-5.
- Analyzes how lincoln's 1863 emancipation proclamation did not free not one slave. lincoln had no power over the states where he liberated the slaves.
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