The Reconstruction-era was crucial to the development of freedmen and of the social structure in the south; however the Republicans were not successful in all aspects. There were various factors that impeded the success of guaranteed rights to freedmen and to a functional social structure that people in the south would comply with. There were amendments, black codes, reconstruction acts, racial organizations, and many more difficulties that denied freedmen their rights and a working social structure for the southerners. After the Civil War was over and the Reconstruction-era began, changes were made such as the 13th amendment in 1865, which forbid slavery in the United States. Even though slavery was now prohibited, freed blacks were now left alone to struggle finding simple things like a roof to live in and a job to work for. Meanwhile, President Abraham Lincoln wanted to give the south humane conditions for them to be accepted back into the union and also wanted to give African Americans and former soldiers the right to vote, but that wasn’t very successful when put into the hands of Congress. Soon after Lincoln was killed in 1865, President Andrew Johnson came into presidency and changed the conditions giving African Americans a harder time adapting to their new lives as freedmen. Furthermore, the south became very violent against the blacks and came up with black codes, which put freed blacks as closely as possible back into a slave state. These black codes prohibited interracial marriages, the ownership of guns or liquor, congregation in large groups and had curfews for these freedmen. Furthermore, these black codes forced the freedmen to sign annual work contracts that were offensive and offered only in the agricultural f... ... middle of paper ... ...n a way of life in the south. In conclusion, the Reconstruction was overall ineffective for giving real rights to African Americans. In effect, all of these outcomes only gave the white an advantage and gave African Americans a difficult way of life. As for the social structure in the south, they ended up getting things their way, winning themselves back into domination of southern state control. There wasn’t really a successful social structure that accomplished to teach southern states a lesson, which only made things worse for African Americans when there was a tiny ounce hope for them. At last, the south did anything they could to impede the rights for African Americans and to neglect a social structure, and as far as the Reconstruction-era, the south was successful. The Republicans did a lot of great things for African Americans, but something always backfired.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the reconstruction-era was crucial to the development of freedmen and of the social structure in the south, but the republicans were not successful in all aspects.
- Explains that after the civil war, the 13th amendment forbids slavery in the united states. president lincoln wanted to give the south humane conditions for them to be accepted back into the union and gave them the right to vote.
- Analyzes how congress tried to resolve the problem with black codes and the status of african americans and their rights, while president johnson opposed congress. the military reconstruction act in 1867 divided the south into military districts and put together terms for the acceptance of the south back into the union.
- Analyzes how the ku klux klan spreads across the south and impedes african americans from voting. the kkk scares away republicans from office, regains domination of democrats in congress.
- Analyzes how grant proposed the 15th amendment in 1869, which said that the right to vote couldn't be denied because of race, color, or prior servitude.
- Analyzes how the end result of reconstruction and the long-term impact wasn't looking to bright for african americans.
- Concludes that the reconstruction was ineffective for giving real rights to african americans. the social structure in the south won themselves back into domination of southern state control.
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- Reconstructionanalytical essayThe Reconstruction did have some good effects. Some examples of its positive effects are that it restored the Union, started the rebuilding of the South, and public schools were established in the south that had a lasting importance on the region. However, the many negative effects of this era outweigh the positive effects. It failed to solve the economic problems of either the blacks or the South as a whole. Few blacks acquired land and so lacked the economic independence that it provided. Most blacks continued to pick cotton land that was owned by whites, the same labor they had performed as slaves. The South remained the poorest, most backward section of the country. In politics, Reconstruction made most southern whites firm supporters of the Democratic party and created what was known as the “Solid South”. For more than 40 years after Reconstruction, no Republican Presidential candidate received a majority of votes in any southern states. Reconstruction failed to bring racial harmony to the South. Whites refused to share important political power with blacks. In turn, blacks set up their own churches and other institutions rather than attempting to join white society.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that many people had different views and ideas about reconstruction, including how the confederate states should be readmitted into the union.
- Explains that president johnson's reconstruction plan was unsuccessful because of the unfair ways in which blacks were treated.
- Explains that during the reconstruction era, former slaves received much violence from whites. the ku klux klan terrorized blacks and kept them from exercising their rights.
- Explains that the south was troubled by economic problems as a result of the civil war. agriculture recovered slowly and few southerners had enough money to start new industries.
- Explains that most whites opposed the reconstruction government because they couldn't accept the idea of former slaves voting and holding office.
- Analyzes the negative effects of the reconstruction era. it failed to solve the economic problems of either the blacks or the south as a whole.
995 wordsRead More - Was Reconstruction A Success Or Failure Essayanalytical essayOne of the most destructive failure was how the blacks were still victimized by the Ku Klux Klan. The Ku Klux Klan, also known as the KKK, was originally founded in the Southern states after the Civil War to kill off the blacks in heinous ways. Reconstruction failed to protect former slaves. White southerners made it a point to not be able to progress by passing various laws such as the black codes. Black Codes were laws passed by Southern states in 1865 and 1866. These laws had the purpose of limiting African Americans freedom, and forcing them to work under harsh conditions for low wages. Even though slaves were now free, segregation was a huge issue. The Jim Crow laws were state laws forcing the blacks and whites to be separated in the Southern United States. President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated on April 14th, 1865. Since Lincoln was shot, the country denied his orders during Reconstruction. Most of the Southerners felt like they were superior to the Reconstruction and felt as if they did not have to follow its orders. Another failure of Reconstruction was the poverty. Poverty was a tremendous issue in the south because many white southerners lost their land. Although the plan of Reconstruction was to succeed, I personally believe Reconstruction had more negatives than positives. The idea was in the right direction, but because of white southerners and laws passed Reconstruction
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- Explains that america has faced some troublesome times through her life span. reconstruction was refers to the efforts made in the united states between 1865 and 1877.
- Explains that reconstruction succeeded because it gave the blacks the freedom they had been waiting for. the fourteenth amendment was ratified on july 9th, 1868.
- Explains that the fifteenth amendment gave the blacks the right to vote and allowed them the chance to be elected into office.
- Analyzes how reconstruction failed to protect former slaves and the ku klux klan, which was founded in the southern states after the civil war.
- Analyzes how the legacy of reconstruction changed the lives of the white southerns and the slaves who had been recently freed.
- Concludes that reconstruction was a step in the right direction, even though the laws were not entirely obeyed.
1149 wordsRead More - Reconstruction: The Primary Reasons For Reconstructionanalytical essayTo begin with, the worldwide depression in 1873 destroyed the South’s already fragile economy. This led to their public credit to collapse, their debts to mount and their economic growth to completely stop growing. This also would lead to the collapse of the Republican party. As we can see, the Union failed to successfully integrate and remake the South and its economy. Furthermore, the Reconstruction failed to adequately integrate freedmen into society. Even though the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments were passed, supposedly giving freedmen some more rights, the emergence of groups such as the Ku Klux Klan limited the civil liberties of the freedmen and also committed several atrocities against them. Moreover, freedmen were usually in terrible economic situations and they were forced in sharecropping because they did want to be wageworkers which might have been similar to slavery. However, sharecropping would lead them into an endless circle of debt which would put them in position similar to when they were slaves. Therefore a majority of the freedmen were in poverty and massive amounts of racism still existed in society. Overall, we can see that Reconstruction was a not a complete failure because of the passing of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments which still remain in our Constitution
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- Opines that the primary motive in the reconstruction was revenge, but the majority wanted equality for african americans.
- Explains that the majority of the laws passed during the reconstruction were acts and amendments that specifically gave rights to and protected those of color. the congress was willing to go against the president to fulfill their primary motives.
- Analyzes how the freedmen's bureau was established to help displaced blacks and war refugees and then extended it even, giving it direct funding, and authorizing its agents to investigate southern abuses.
- Analyzes how the south wanted to bring back the gang labor system and replace the shelter and food with wages.
- Analyzes how the supreme court rejected the idea of equal rights when in u.s v. cruikshank they said if former slave rights were violated by private groups such as the ku klux klan then they had no jurisdiction.
- Explains that the implementation of the black codes was a clear sign that even after emancipation african americans were not treated equally and were given completely equal rights.
- Analyzes how the reconstruction failed to bring the south into the union and integrate freedmen into society.
- Analyzes how the civil rights cases showed that the freedmen did not truly have equal rights and allowed for racism and segregation in the future.
1561 wordsRead More - Successes and Failures of the Reconstruction Eraanalytical essayReconstruction both succeeded and failed. Some contemporaries of the time period considered the Reconstruction era a "waste of time and money." It did not give blacks the rights and freedom the government claimed to have bestowed upon them. However, others believed it to be a necessary period that opened new doors and made the United States a better country. The government created the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments and established the Freedmen's Bureau. Also, economic, political, and social standings throughout the country improved.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how president lincoln aimed to crush the rebellion with armed might and get the south to give up its rebellion voluntarily and return to the union.
- Analyzes how andrew johnson, lincoln's vice-president, took the presidential office on april 15, 1865. he considered the confederate states as traitors, pardoned thousands of leaders, and argued against negroes having universal suffrage.
- Explains how corruption dominated the country after ulysses s. grant won the presidential election of 1869.
- Explains that reconstruction commenced after the confederacy's surrender at appomattox in 1865. some contemporaries considered it a waste of time and money.
- Explains how the 13th amendment, passed in 1865, officially freed all victims of slavery and involuntary servitude, but failed to define any rights or benefits given to them.
- Explains that the compromise of 1877 allowed rutherford b. hayes to be president, and called for a removal of all federal troops from the south, marking the end of reconstruction.
1465 wordsRead More - Congres The Two Reconstruction Case Studyanalytical essayHis historical accounts brought forth throughout the book emphasized certain key actors hindering the First Reconstruction’s success; the assignation of Abraham Lincoln, the split among the Republicans, and negative court rulings against federal protection of the 15th amendment as well as the 1877 Compromise were the major events leading to the ultimate failure of the First Reconstruction. With the North politically unfocused and unable to create a plan to efficiently and effectively rekindle the relationship between themselves and the South, reflected the nature of the Reconstruction. Although, there was a short period of time where newly freed slaves were brought into the political arena, the rise of white supremacy groups and racism created an opportunity for Democrats to creep back into the political realm, failing to successfully integrate African American’s into society as
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how the presidency of andrew johnson in 1965 brought forth a new plan for reconstruction, which followed the firm mindset of states having their own rights.
- Explains how the southern states created and adopted "black codes" to prevent newly freed slaves from completing certain achievements and making sure that they were available for hire in certain labor industries.
- Explains that the reconstruction act passed in 1867 allowed for military to go into south and outlined how the state governments were to be organized to bring equality to both the north and south
- Explains that the supreme court played a large role in concluding the first reconstruction. the u.s. v. cruikshank case in 1873 was detrimental to elongating it.
- Describes the 1876 presidential election between rutherford b. hayes and samuel j. tilden that hindered the first reconstruction.
- Analyzes how richard vallely's "the two reconstructions" analyzed the failure of the first republican government. the rise of white supremacy groups and racism created an opportunity for democrats to creep back into the political realm.
998 wordsRead More - Reforms Introduced in the American South between 1865 and 1877comparative essayReconstruction government made many changes. It strengthened public education and made it available to black children. It strengthened public education and made it available to black children. It also helped the position of women by expanding legal rights for women.
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- Explains the political, economic, and social reforms introduced in the american south between 1865 and 1877. after the civil war, many of the changes stayed with the exception of civil rights.
- Explains that the freedmen's bureau was created in congess in 1865 to look after freed slaves as well as refugees and abandoned land.
- Explains that the civil rights act and the fourteenth amendment gave black americans full citizenship and guaranteed them equal treatment. states were forbidden to deprive blacks of life, liberty, or property.
- Explains that the south found ways to get around the fifteenth amendment. reconstruction government made many changes, such as strengthening public education and making it available to black children.
- Explains that plantations were broken up, and agricultural colleges were instituted in alabama and virginia. the south built factories, mines, steel mills and railroads.
- Explains that after the compromise of 1877, most of these plans remained the same, with the exception of the position of blacks.
- Concludes that there were many political, economic, and social reforms introduced in the south between 1865 and 1877. most of them survived the compromise.
363 wordsRead More - The Reconstruction Era and Freedomanalytical essay... The cause was forfeited not by Republicans, who welcomed the African-American votes, but to the elite North who had concluded that the formal end of slavery was all the freed man needed and their unpreparedness for the ex-slaves to participate in the Southern commonwealth was evident. Racism, severe economic depression, an exhausted North and troubled South, and a campaign of organized violence toward the freed man, overturned Reconstruction. The North withdrew the last of the federal troops with the passing of The Compromise of 1877. The freed slaves continued to practice few voting rights until 1890, but they were soon stripped of all political, social and economic powers. Not until the civil rights movement in the 1950’s and 1960’s were the freedoms that were fought for by our Republican forefathers nearly 100 years before, finally seen through to fruition.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how the end of the civil war and the abolishment of slavery stirred together issues and dilemmas that americans, in the north and south, had to process in hopes of finding the true meaning of freedom.
- Explains that abraham lincoln, president of the united states during the beginning era of reconstruction, had plans to free slaves and grant them freedoms like never before.
- Analyzes how the meaning of freedom provoked conflict in the reconstruction south.
- Analyzes how the reconstruction era policies enacted by congress included tax-supported public schools, but some whites believed that they were not as capable of learning as the white man.
- Explains that the reconstruction era ended too soon to complete the transformation of the south. racism, severe economic depression, an exhausted north and troubled south, and a campaign of organized violence against the freed man, overturned it.
803 wordsRead More - Reconstruction: A Partial Success and a Partial Failureanalytical essay...ights of blacks due to the inequitable laws such as the Black Codes, Jim Crow Laws, and sharecropping, and the fact that the Economic Depression of 1873 and the common acts of corruption distressed the economy. The southern states were reunified with the northern states through Lincoln and Johnson’s Reconstruction programs, even though Congress did not fully support them and created their own plan. Reconstruction was meant to truly give blacks the rights they deserved, but the southerners’ continuous acts of discrimination including the Black Codes, Jim Crow Laws, and sharecropping eventually denied them of those rights. Lastly, the negative effects of the corruption and the Panic of 1873 lead to economic failure during Reconstruction. These issues relate to our society because people do still face discrimination and corruption in our economy still exists today.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that lincoln was the president at the beginning of this era, until his assassination caused his vice president, andrew johnson, to take his place in 1865. grant, a former war hero with no political experience, became the nation's new president.
- Explains that lincoln and johnson both passed reconstruction plans that helped reunite the north and the south, but congress was not satisfied and passed its own plan.
- Explains that the amnesty act of 1872 allowed southerners to vote for democrats and retake control of state governments. the radical reconstruction had little and no permanent effect.
- Analyzes how the black codes, jim crow laws, and sharecropping denied blacks equal rights and brought them closer to slavery.
- Explains that sharecropping was a legal form of slavery that planters used to keep the blacks on their land forever, with no benefits for them.
- Explains that corruption and the economic depression of 1873 resulted in economic failure of the nation during the reconstruction era.
- Analyzes how reconstruction victoriously reunited the union, but it failed to protect the rights of blacks due to inequitable laws such as the black codes, jim crow laws and sharecropping.
1407 wordsRead More - Analysis of The Reconstruction Periodanalytical essayAfter the ending of the Civil War in 1865, slavery was, at last, formally abolished by the Thirteenth Amendment. Due to the freedom of these African Americans and the South’s ever-growing hatred towards this group, African Americans were left to suffer harsh discrimination and horrible conditions. Africans Americans were left without homes, education, jobs, or money. Reconstruction was the Radical Republicans’ attempt to try and bring the Confederate states back to normal and unite both the South and the North into a whole country once again. Reconstruction was also set to protect and help the newly freed African Americans assimilate to the new society and the foreign economy they were placed in. Conditions of the African Americans in the South before, during, and after the reconstruction period were no doubt harsh. African Americans, before the Reconstruction Era, struggled to assimilate with the hateful society they were thrown in, if not still slaves. Although their condition improved slightly, African Americans during the reconstruction period experienced extreme terrorism, discrimination, pressure, and hatred from the south, along with the struggle of keeping alive. After the military was taken out of the South, African Americans’ condition after the Reconstruction Era relapsed back as if Reconstruction never happened.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that slavery was abolished by the thirteenth amendment after the civil war, leaving african americans without homes, education, jobs, or money. reconstruction was the radical republicans' attempt to bring the confederate states back to normal.
- Explains the conditions african americans in the south experienced before the reconstruction era were difficult, inequitable, and nearly impossible.
- Explains that reconstruction helped african americans in the south with education, shelter, and protection, but southern whites infuriated with the new political power they withheld.
- Analyzes how the ku klux klan imposed extreme fear on african americans to discourage them from voting for the republican party.
1071 wordsRead More - The American Of African American Society Between 1857 And 1877explanatory essayThe events and movements that promoted the federal government to redefine the standing of African Americans in American society between 1857 and 1877 started in 1857 with the Dred Scott Case. This is followed a few years later when 1863 President Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation. This states that “all persons held as slaves are, and henceforward shall be free.” In 1863 President Lincoln announces The 10 Percent Plan. In March 1865 the Freedmen’s Bureau was created by Congress. In April 4, 1865 President Lincoln is assassinated making Andrew Johnson president where the next month in May 1865 the new President Johnson announces his plan for Reconstruction. Shortly after in November 1865 there are new “Black Codes” denying African Americans many rights and allowing unnecessary arrests. The next month in December 1865 the states ratify the 13th Amendment that abolishes slavery. Early the next year in February 1866 Congress attempts to protect ex-slaves by elevating the power of the Freedmen’s Bureau. Two months later in April 1866 Congress passes the Civil Rights Act of 1866. June that same year Congress submits the 14th Amendment to the states for ratification. In the Summer of 1866, rioting took place in Memphis and New Orleans by whites, showing Northerners that they need to take more action for the freedmen. The next year in March 1867 Congress separates the South into two military districts that are subject to Martial Law. This allows for ratification of the 14th Amendment and guarantees voting rights for African American men. In early 1868 President Johnson was impeac...
In this essay, the author
- Describes the events that prompted the federal government to redefine the standing of african americans in american society between 1857 and 1877.
- Describes the events and movements that promoted the federal government to redefine the standing of african americans in american society between 1857 and 1877.
- Explains that the federal government abandoned its pursuit of racial equality because of the disputed presidential election of 1876. after much fighting and vote discrepancy it came down to a meeting in february 1877 in washington d.c where the democratic leaders accepted hayes’ election in exchange for many republican promises.
- Explains how the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments to the u.s. constitution affected the nation's politics.
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