Was The Reconstruction A Success Or A Failure
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Discuss Whether Reconstruction Was a Success or a Failure. Reconstruction is the period of rebuilding the south that succeeded the Civil War (1861-1865). This period of time is set by the question now what? The Union won the war and most of the south was destroyed. Devastation, buildings turned into crumbles and lost crops. The South was drowning in poverty. To worsen the situation there were thousands of ex-slaves that were set free by the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13 Amendment. "All these ex-slaves", Dr. Susan Walens commented, "and no place to put them," The ex-slaves weren't just homeless but they had no rights, unlike white man. The government and congress had to solve the issues present in the south and the whole nation in order to re-establish the South. These issues were economical, social and political. The United States had presidential and congressional reconstruction. Reconstruction was a failure, a great attempt to unify the nation. It was a failure due to the events that took place during this period. It was 1865, black men were tasting freedom, the confederation was defeated, the south was defeated but the unchained blacks had no real freedom. "A man maybe free and yet not independent," Mississippi planter Sammuel Agnew observed in his diary (Foner 481). This same year General Sherman issued the Special Field Order 15, in attempt to provide land for the ex-slaves. There was 40 acres of land and a mule waiting for the emancipated slaves, this gave hope for an economic development among blacks' communities. The Special Field Order 15 put all the land under federal control acquired by the government during the war to use for the homestead of the blacks. Even thought the offer of land some slave fled ... ... middle of paper ... .... This new amendment prohibited the states to deny the right to vote because of race. Reconstruction was a hard time were a lot of bad decision took place but some god ones were put in effect like the three amendments, the Civil Rights bill and the Tenure of Office. Is a fact that I took a lot of steps for the country to become stabilized the situation in the South, due to all the corruption that was going on during the period. Also thanks to the violence that spread around the south prevented Reconstruction from leaving the country in better conditions. But what it did was set the playground for the many civil right movements to come. Works Cited Foner, Eric. Give Me Liberty! An American History, Volume Two. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2006. Walens, Susann. United States History Since 1877. Western Connecticut State University, Danbury. September 2007.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that reconstruction was a failure due to the events that took place during this period.
- Analyzes how the special field order 15 put all the land under federal control acquired by the government during the war to use for the homestead of the blacks.
- Explains that the freedmen bureau was the federal institution in control of terrains given to blacks and now they had to take it back.
- Analyzes how president johnson started the period of reconstruction by pardoning confederates soldiers if they pleaded loyalty and alliance to the union.
- Explains that congress impeached president johnson for slowing the reconstruction. grant won the elections, and the 15th amendment was added to the constitution.
- Explains that reconstruction was a hard time where bad decisions took place but god ones were put in effect like the three amendments, the civil rights bill, and the tenure of office.
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- Explains that the reconstruction era was a time of great change in the united states, when the government was trying to put the country back together with the north and south pieces.
- Explains that after the civil war, african americans were supposedly free from slavery and would be treated as equals. with the 13th amendment, they believed they could live the free lives they had dreamed about.
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- Explains that the 14th and 15th amendments laid the basis for protection by the government of the political and civil rights of blacks in the united states.
- Explains that blacks were denied their basic rights due to the government's leniency towards the southern states and the corruption of the new governments.
- Explains that reconstruction had achieved much despite its obvious weaknesses. schools, roads, protection, and property were all major achievements of the government.
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- Explains that the congressional "hard plan" was introduced by the 39th congress, which began on december 4, 1865.
- Explains that reconstruction of the south in the years following the civil war was also a failure. the blacks were freed from slavery, but they did not receive equal rights.
- Opines that slavery was a major issue of the civil war, and the federal government passed the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments to counteract these laws.
- Explains how reconstruction thwarted the democratic party in the south. the ku klux klan suppressed the black vote enough to allow democrats to be elected even in states with a greater black population.
- Explains that the major flaw and reason why reconstruction was a failure was due to corruption and the highly unstable government.
- Opines that reconstruction had several accomplishments, including liberalized state constitutions and public schools in the south, and internal improvements.
934 wordsRead More - Politics in Reconstructionexplanatory essayReconstruction was a period of time that took place directly after the Civil War when the Confederacy was ruled by the Union government and military. Reconstruction is sometimes seen as a good thing because it did help out the newly freed African Americans, and the recently deprived white Southerners. However, it also created tension and resentment between Southerners and Northerners, as well as between the whites and the blacks, and, when the Reconstruction was over and the whites were back in office, they saw blacks as the enemy, and they took out the anger and injustice they felt they had received on the blacks. It brought the nation together once more, but it made the racial gap wider than ever.
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- Explains that reconstruction helped out the newly freed african americans, and the recently deprived white southerners, but it also created tension and resentment between southerners and northerners.
- Explains that the radical republicans wanted to punish southerners for fighting against them, but congress would not punish them cruelly, and put the union's military in charge.
- Narrates how the slaves were offered 40 acres and a mule if they would vote to keep the republicans in power. they were pulled up and shown to the white southerners to tell them that things were going to be done differently.
- Explains that the jim crow laws separated the facilities, and that was what the southerners wanted. the supreme court ruled in favor of separate but equal facilities in plessy vs. ferguson.
- Opines that reconstruction helped rebuild the south, but it created tensions between all groups, including southerners and northerners, blacks and whites, republicans and democrats.
494 wordsRead More - The Reconstruction Er Success Or Success?analytical essayThe Reconstruction Era refers to time after the civil war where president Abraham Lincoln 's goal was to readmit the southern state back into the United States with equality and freedom for blacks. The need for Reconstruction came about because the state of the south was abysmal after the Civil War and President Lincoln wanted to help the South and allow them to return to the United States in order to be united. Some may try to view Reconstruction as either a success or a failure, but in actuality, Reconstruction had both its successes and its failures, but in larger view can be be seen as a failure.
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- Explains that the reconstruction era refers to time after the civil war when president abraham lincoln wanted to readmit the southern state back into the united states with equality and freedom for blacks.
- Explains that freedman's bureau helped newly freed slaves by telling them their rights and trying to help them get and education. its locations made the black population rise because of the amenities they offered.
- Explains that the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments were another way in which reconstruction was a success.
- Explains that the civil rights bill was another success for reconstruction. henry j. raymond, editor of the new york times, and a congressman, called the bill "the most important bill ever presented to this house for its action."
- Explains that the number of african-american politicians during this time was a major success of the reconstruction era.
- Analyzes how events like white vigilante violence, black codes, and the undermining of black civil rights led to reconstruction being viewed as a failure.
- Explains that black codes contributed to reconstruction being viewed as a failure. they were similar to slave codes and were passed by the former confederate states in 1866.
- Analyzes how the supreme court's undermining of black rights contributed to reconstruction being viewed as a failure.
1147 wordsRead More - How Did Reconstruction Cause The Civil War?analytical essayReconstruction is the period from the end of the Civil War (1865) until 1877. It’s the period of the U.S working to put the country back together after the divisive and bloody war. Much like the Civil War and its cause the Reconstruction was a period of tremendous conflicts and disagreements between different groups in the South, between different branches of and political factions in the federal government, and between the federal government and the states of the former Confederacy.
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- Explains that reconstruction is the period from the end of the civil war (1865) until 1877, when the u.s worked to put the country back together after the divisive and bloody war.
- Explains that southerners viewed the reconstruction as a bitter experience that was unjustified and overly harsh on the south.
- Analyzes how the reconstruction plan changed politics in the south. the planters launched a counterattack against it.
416 wordsRead More - Success of Reconstructionexplanatory essayReconstruction was the time period following the Civil War, which lasted from 1865 to 1877, in which the United States began to rebuild. The term can also refer to the process the federal government used to readmit the defeated Confederate states to the Union. While all aspects of Reconstruction were not successful, the main goal of the time period was carried out, making Reconstruction over all successful. During this time, the Confederate states were readmitted to the Union, the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments were ratified, and African Americans were freed from slavery and able to start new lives.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that reconstruction was the time period following the civil war, in which the united states began to rebuild.
- Explains that reconstruction was to readmit the confederate states into the union. the ten percent plan was devised by president lincoln and andrew johnson.
- Explains that tennessee was the only former confederate state recognized as having been readmitted to the union because it had ratified the fourteenth amendment.
- Explains how reconstruction helped to improve the lives of former slaves. after the civil war, african americans were allowed to make everyday decisions and take control of their lives.
- Explains that the period of reconstruction after the civil war was successful because it brought the confederate states back into the union and helped african americans experience aspects of life that they had never before been allowed to.
765 wordsRead More - Why Did Reconstruction Fail?analytical essayReconstruction is known as the period after the Civil war. The whole country was separated in two, people didn’t know what to do, the south was completely destroyed, and there were a lot of decisions to be made by the president. It lasted four years, and there was over half a million casualties between the union (North) and the confederate states (South). The north was declared the winner of the war after General Lee surrender in the Appomattox court house on April 9, 1865. The causes of the war was the secession of several southern states, they argued that it was up to them and it was in their rights to decide whether they should make slavery legal or illegal in their own boundaries. But the Union had other things in mind, the union wanted to decide whether or not the states were going to have slaves. This was just to make sure the country was equal on slavery and non-slavery on both sides, but states thought the union was abusing their power and being too strict on them, and that is when they decided to secede. The first state to secede was south Carolina, then they were followed by six other states, among those states were Florida, Texas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. These states got together and created the confederate states of America in February 4, 1861, and the president was Jefferson Davis, they also made a government similar to the one of the U.S. Constitution.
In this essay, the author
- Describes the period after the civil war, when the country was separated in two, the south was destroyed, and there were decisions to be made by the president.
- Explains that lincoln's plan to reunite the nation, restore, and heal the wounds that the aftermath of the civil war had left behind sparked tensions in the north.
- Explains that congress created the freedmen's bureau, which helped recently-freed slaves that had lost their home plantations due to the wars, and passed the civil rights act.
- Cites cassel, s. (2008, june 1). the failure of reconstruction. history conection.
- Cites gordon, t. (2010, january 1). reconstruction. the story of us. retrieved april 17, 2014.
- Analyzes how the complexity and number of ideas that led to confusion and further separation of the nation caused the process to crash and fail.
945 wordsRead More - What Are The Positive And Negative Effects Of Reconstructioncomparative essayReconstruction was an effort to bring unity amongst the divided parts of the United States. During the time of reconstruction, the lives of various groups were influenced in either a positive or negative way. These groups included southerners, blacks, whites, the rich, and the poor people. The lives of southerners changed the greatest amount. The way of life in the South was centered around agricultural and farming. Due to past events, the South and their economy had been ruined. The southern way of life was not creating much wealth as it did before the Civil War. The blockage of ports and loss of slave labor is predominantly what caused this issue for the southerners. The African Americans or freedpeople thought that their lives had been
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- Explains that during the reconstruction, the lives of various groups were influenced in either a positive or negative way.
- Compares how whites and blacks lived before the reconstruction era, stating that the changes for the rich and the poor were positive and negative.
503 wordsRead More - The Benefits Of Reconstructioncomparative essayThis amendment states, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction 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 the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”(Legal Information Institute) This means all people born in the United States are citizens of America and the state in which they were born. No laws can be made to cut the privileges of citizens based on race. Life, liberty, or the pursuit of happiness cannot be taken without due process of law. An example is the case of Brown vs the Board of Education. This case went all the way to the Supreme Court. The ended with the segregation of schools being unconstitutional and discriminated against races. (Oyez-ITT) During this time period, on the other hand, racial groups that did not agree with this emerged. One example is the KKK emerged in 1865. They fought for white supremacy and believed blacks should not gain equal rights. Members would go on night rides and terrorized whoever they wanted during the quiet hours of the night. The Klan members wore white robes and hoods to hide their faces, but identify as a member. They caused a lot of violence and unrest, mostly to African Americans. As time progressed, the Klan has appeared in waves. They disappear for a while, but eventually show up again. They still have members today, but are becoming weaker. In the past, they have been known for tar-and-featherings, rape, and lynchings. (Southern Poverty Law
In this essay, the author
- Explains that reconstruction was a time of major change for african americans, including economic, social, and political progress.
- Explains that the 13th amendment was passed in 1865. it states, "neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall exist in the united states, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."
- Explains that the 14th amendment became ratified in 1868 and states that all people born in the united states are citizens of america and the state wherein they reside.
- Explains that the 15th amendment was ratified in 1870 and that african americans gained rights in politics. they were the majority of voters in the south and elected into public office.
- Concludes that reconstruction was a success because it enforced and unlimited the ideas stated in the declaration of independence.
1058 wordsRead More - Was Reconstruction A Success Or Failure Essayanalytical essayAs a nation, America has faced some troublesome times through her life span. As history goes on, people never forget about the Reconstruction era. Reconstruction was refers to the efforts made in the United State between 1865 and 1877. As the saying goes, ¨All good things must come to an end¨ which is exactly the case. The reputation Reconstruction has is labeled both a success and a failure.
In this essay, the author
- 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.
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