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Reconstruction failed because it failed to transition the newly freed slaves to their new status as freedmen. Southerners from the defunct Confederacy succeeded in implementing laws that kept African Americans in a state of De Facto slavery until the 1960s, and resentments between the North and South continued for decades.
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∙ 15y agoLegacies of Reconstruction=Success or failure?==A misguided scheme that collapsed because of radical excess, or==A democratic experiment that did not go far enough?==Lack of land and reforms which would give African-Americans power to defend their interests as free citizens==Reconstruction left significant legacies, including the 14th and 15th amendments which remain as symbols of the democratic idealism that swept Congress in the 1860s=
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∙ 14y agoWhat went wrong with reconstruction during the Civil War?
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What was the goals of the carpetbaggers?
Some went to the south with a satchel containing their possessions and attempted to make a profit and control their surroundings during the Reconstruction Era. Others went to the south and helped repair roads, plant crops on farms, and rebuild buildings.
What general became president after the civil war?
Grant was the famous Civil War general who went on to become President.
How was the south's situation in the civil war similar to the situation of the patriots in the revolutionary war?
In the Civil War, there are many different opinions of right and wrong, but one thing is for sure: Lincoln went against the constitutional rights of the secessed states by forcibly trying to keep them in the Union. In this respect, the Southern states were like the patriots of the Revolution, under the oppressive influence of a sovereign power. Even though the institution they were trying to defend (slavery) was dead wrong, the Union was dead wrong in the way they went about abolishing it. The interesting fact about the Confederacy is that most Confederate soldiers owned no slaves. They were too poor. In Lincoln's defense, he had to do something, and Civil War resulted from his course of action. The only major difference between the South and the patriots of the Revolution is that the Southern states were fighting for their freedom and rights while they were denying freedom to others, which was completely wrong. Something had to be done do abolish slavery. Hopefully that was the answer you were looking for.
What are the main countries to which the Irish emigrated during the famine?
most went to the United States. Others went to Britian & Canada
Which event helped to shape the partisan patterns of the North and South for nearly a century?
The Civil War The first answer is certainly correct, however, as a minor edit, the various Reconstruction Acts and their implementation also helped shape partisan politics & patterns between Northern and former Southern Confederate states. Both the Civil War and Reconstruction were dominated by Republicans and most of their views on slavery and the Southern rebellion, the Civil War. Many people for generations afterward, had a strong dislike for the Republican party and elections for public office were almost a one sided affair in the South. They voted for Democrat party candidates in almost all levels of government. So much so that the term "solid South" meant that Democrats could count on Southern support in elections. Even after many decades had passed the South blamed the Republican party for the federal policies that were seen as detrimental to the South.
What did soldiers do after the Civil War?
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.
What did the southern democrats call the northerns who went to the south during the reconstruction?
Carpetbaggers.
What is a sentence for the word carpetbaggers?
a Northerner who went to the South after the Civil War and became active in Republican politics, especially so as to profiteer from the unsettled social and political conditions of the area during Reconstruction.
What did the South do after the Civil War?
It went through the reconstruction period with difficulty and then returned as productive members of American Society.
What was known as carpetlegging in the Reconstruction Era?
Bootlegging liquor occurred during Prohibition, in the 1920s. Carpetbagging occurred during Reconstruction, as was defined as Northerners who went south to take advantage of the recovery, for themselves and their own interests, economically.
What went wrong during the Holocaust?
The Holocaust itself is what was wrong and the correct word is evil not "wrong" -this is a sh*t answer
What did the US do to rebuild after the civil war?
The U.S. went into a time period called The Reconstruction. That was the period of time in which the United States started rebuilding the devastated south.
Who was Ulysses S. Grant what did he do that was significant (important)?
Ulysses S. Grant was a general for the Union during the civil war. Later, he went on to become the 18th president of the United States, finishing up the reconstruction after Andrew Jackson (17th president) made a mess of it.
What is carpet buggers?
Northerners who went south during the reconstruction motivated by profit or idealism. many were actually interested in helping or freeing slaves.
President was a famous general during the Civil War?
Ulysses S. Grant was a famous Northern general during the Civil War who went on to become President of the United States.
What is one domestic affair for Andrew Johnson?
Reconstruction was the major domestic issue during Andrew Johnson's presidency. It was during his presidency that the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments went into effect.
How were photographs were taken during the civil war?
some reporters went into battle and took photographs
