After the Civil War, Former Confederate Solders did not have civil rights. They could neither vote nor hold office. The newly freed slaves could vote and hold office. The veterans did not like that. The veterans would hide near the polls. Black men would go to the polls. Bang, bang, bang, shots would ring out. Black men would fall dead. Something had to be done. Solders were placed in the South to end the intimidation and murder of newly freed Black Men.
The south was abundant with farm
Lands and land was being split in a sort of rent. People could work like the slaves has but they lived and ate free without force.
Many wanted to help slaves or sought economic opportunities
Cotton was the main cash crop of the South during the Reconstruction Era.
yes
The period after the Civil War, 1865 - 1877, was called the Reconstruction period. Abraham Lincoln started planning for the reconstruction of the South during the Civil War as Union soldiers occupied huge areas of the South.
What would it be like to live in the south as a freedman during Reconstruction?
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Northern Soldiers.
Cotton was the main cash crop of the South during the Reconstruction Era.
Most soldiers went back home to their families and farms. Some went west. A smaller number remained in the Army to occupy the South during Reconstruction.
yes
Union Soldiers were sent to enforce the right of black men to vote
The period after the Civil War, 1865 - 1877, was called the Reconstruction period. Abraham Lincoln started planning for the reconstruction of the South during the Civil War as Union soldiers occupied huge areas of the South.
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rejoined
they were not the greatest.
What would it be like to live in the south as a freedman during Reconstruction?
During the Presidential Reconstruction, President Lincoln wanted to be kind to the South and help them rebuild as much as possible. The Congressional Reconstruction wanted the South to pay for their rebellions.
no one was against the president during reconstruction but the south was against some of the laws that he made during that time