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The opponents of Reconstruction challenged it in many different ways. The opponents in government wrote strong letters and voted against any funds going to the process. The everyday man would also protest.
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Southern military leaders weren't allowed to hold office during reconstruction.
The idea of abolishing slavery. This was not a popular idea during Reconstruction in the south, but it became part of the process.
The South had developed a more balanced economy after Reconstruction
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In 1896
Southern white Republicans 'scalawags'
Ulysses S. Grant had the best reconstruction plan for the southern white people. The reconstruction era took place from 1865 to 1877.
Most Southern Democrats supported President Lincoln's Reconstruction plan.
The Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction in 1863 was part of Lincoln's Ten-Percent Plan. The plan for reconstruction was based on forgiveness to unite the northern and southern states.