Reconstruction Era Dbq Analysis

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As people, you should think that things like world peace wouldn't be an issue any more, but as time went on, it still never changed. Back 1865-1877, the biggest topic to talk about was was about slavery. After Lincoln died, Andrew Jackson, a southerner, took his place. So everything that Lincoln try to accomplish, was all thrown away. This is way I feel that slaves were never truly free during the Reconstruction era.
The Black Codes were created by Andrew Jackson to target the African Americans. According to Document B, one rule all black people needed to follow is “Every negro is to be in the service of (work for) some white person, or former owner.” This is saying that all the men that were once free is now under the conditions of a slave again. This means that Andrew Jackson wants slavery, so he is making these rules to keep slavery. This is important because …show more content…

The fourteenth amendment states that “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction (laws) thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge (limit) the privileges or immunities (rights) of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.” This saying that all people born in the United States are treated equally and as a citizen, and no one can disobey the rules. The means that people that were once slaves are now treated equally. This is important because it shows, as a southerner, even though that there is a law stating that there is no slavery they still continue to strive for their beliefs.
During the Reconstruction Era, the slaves were never really free even though the rules said they were. To the southerners, rules don’t matter, and they still continue to fight for their

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