One significant accomplishment of the Reconstruction government was the establishment of the Freedmen's Bureau in 1865, which provided assistance to formerly enslaved individuals by offering education, healthcare, and employment support. Additionally, the Reconstruction era saw the ratification of the 14th and 15th Amendments, which granted citizenship and voting rights to African Americans. These measures helped lay the groundwork for civil rights advancements in the United States, despite facing considerable resistance and eventual setbacks.
election of blacks as governors
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Northwest Ordinance
The government paid for Reconstruction by increasing taxes throughout the country. This period took place after the American Civil War.
In 1873 Texas reestablished a conservative government.
In 1870 they made a deal with Hays to stop reconstruction if they made him president. They made him president and he did end reconstruction. This allowed Jim Crow laws to be enforced and it will take another 100 years before African Americans will gain civil rights.
Reconstruction.
election of blacks as governors
reconsruction
The South reverted to its racist ways following Reconstruction.
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accomplishment
The reconstruction acts is required by government. This was passed after the American Civil War.
The federal government controlled the Confederate states during Reconstruction.
The federal government controlled the Confederate states during Reconstruction.
The federal government controlled the Confederate states during Reconstruction.
The federal government controlled the Confederate states during Reconstruction.