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Reconstruction Era
The Reconstruction Era was the period of time directly following the Civil War, during which the Southern United States faced great changes politically, economically, and socially. While most historians consider Reconstruction to have been a failure, it was an impactful chapter in the history of American civil-rights.
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What was President Andrew Johnson's plan for reconstruction of the South?
President Andrew Johnson's plan for reconstruction offered pardon and amnesty to participants in the rebellion who pledged loyalty to the Union. Andrew Johnson succeeded Abraham Lincoln when he was assassinated in April of 1865.
How did many Southern whites view the Reconstruction Era?
Most Southern whites viewed the Reconstruction Era as a Union occupation of their territory. Wounds were slow to heal and whenever Southern white hate groups had the chance they burned down Black churches and their homes as well. The most frightening thing was when hate groups such as the Ku Klux Klan kidnapped Blacks and hanged them. It was a horrible time.
Was President US Grant successful in dealing with white supremacy groups in the South?
President Grant was active in the Reconstruction Era. He intervened in several Southern states to protect African Americans and the electoral process. He sent troops to Alabama to prevent racial violence. Grant's most extensive operation was to arrest more than 600 members of the Ku Klux Klan.
What groups in the South were least likely to prosper after the US Civil War and reconstruction?
Sharecroppers were the group in the South least likely to prosper after the US Civil War. In addition many former wealthy plantation owners had enemies within the Radical Republican Party. Added to these groups were Southern families that had lost the heads of their households due to death and disease during the war.
What was true about the end of the Reconstruction Era?
The end of the US's Reconstruction Era saw the Federal government retreat from taking an interest in Southern affairs. This resulted in the white Southern leaders reestablishing the white political power structure.
The Ku Klux Klan and other hate groups used violence and intimidation to keep Blacks from voting or participating in the social and political aspects of the Reconstruct Era and beyond. They caused many deaths and despite laws against their activities they remained a threat to freedom and well being of all citizens in the South that were trying to make a new start after the war. The Klan burned down Black churches, lynched Blacks with no real cause other than hate, and intimidated white people who did not agree with their violence.
How did African Americans participate in politics during Reconstruction?
they put together events for political causes
Did the Reconstruction era succeed in rebuilding the South?
The Reconstruct era that followed the US Civil War was nothing short of a disaster. The Radicals in the US Congress wanted to punish the South. And, on the other hand, white hate groups began to control the social and political systems of the former Confederate states. The US finally gave up on fixing the South and looked westward for new opportunities.
How did the North help the South after US Civil War?
The North gave the South funds to rebuild the farms and helped Freed men to have small plots of land in which to farm. The North passed laws to protect the rights of all, including Blacks, however, the white supremacist groups were more interested in regaining their political and social status at the expense of former slaves. The 14th and 15th amendments were passed to help Blacks attain equality however, groups like the Ku Klux Klan aborted these by using terror tactics or special laws to prevent Blacks from voting. The old cotton crop funds the South sold to Europe now had to compete with cotton sources from Egypt or India.
The rebuilding of the US after the Civil War was called the "Reconstruction Period".
What did the confederate states have to do to get back into the union?
The former Confederacy had to deal with the Union Army stationed in the South, and carpetbaggers & scalawags who took government jobs for profit.
This period of the post-war years was known as the Reconstruction.
What was the Radical Republicans plan for the reconstruction of the South?
The Radical Republicans wished to reorganize the South by demanding full and equal citizenship for African Americans and to destroy the South's old ruling class and turn the region into a place of political equality for all citizens.
The Compromise of 1877 and the End of Reconstruction
- The Electoral Count Act, passed in 1877, set up an electoral commission that consisted of 15 men selected from the Senate, the House, and the Supreme Court, which would count the votes (the 15th man was to be an independent, David Davis, but at the last moment, he resigned).
- In February of 1877, the Senate and the House met to settle the dispute, and eventually, Hayes became president as a part of the rest of the Compromise of 1877. True to a compromise, both sides won a bit:
- For the North-Hayes would become president if he agreed to remove troops from the remaining two Southern states where Union troops remained (Louisiana and South Carolina), and also, a bill would subsidize the Texas and Pacific rail line.
- For the South-military rule and Reconstruction ended when the military pulled out of the South.
- The Compromise of 1877 abandoned the Blacks in the South by withdrawing troops, and their last attempt at protection of Black rights was the Civil Rights Act of 1875, which was mostly declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in the 1883 Civil Rights cases.
How did Radical Republicans gain control of ReconstructionEra politics?
Following the US Civil War, the radical wing of the Republican Party retained the control over the US Congress they had when the war began. After the war, the Democrats and moderate Republicans were not united in any meaningful fashion. This left the radicals to put forth their own agenda concerning Reconstruction Era policies in the South.
How did political power change in the south once reconstruction was over?
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Who were most often teachers in Freedman's Bureau schools?
The Freedman's Bureau was created to help former slaves transition into White society. Very often white middle class people, who were teachers, traveled South in order to help Blacks gain an education.
What was the last Confederate state to rejoin the Union after the US Civil War?
The only reason Georgia is not last is because Georgia was readmitted to the union before, but then left... then later, AFTER TENNESSEE joined the union, Georgia came back, showing that Tennessee was the last state to rejoin the union.
When did radical reconstruction begin?
To some extent, it began immediately after the end of the Civil War, following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, who favored a more conciliatory approach to the vanquished South. The Radical Republicans increased their control of Congress following the 1866 elections, and passed the Reconstruction Acts beginning in 1867.
What statements describe Thaddeus Stevens?
Thaddeus Stevens was one of the most powerful men in the US House of Representatives during the Civil War (1861-1865). Considered a 'radical Republican,' he tirelessly worked on behalf of African-American emancipation and political enfranchisement.
Although he never married formally, his common-law wife was Lydia Hamilton Smith, an African-American woman. Their relationship endured for over 23 years, during which time she lived with him as his "housekeeper." At his death he left her a bequest of $5000, a huge sum for 1868.
Which group wanted to lower taxes and cut social programs in the south in the late 1800's?
The Democratic Party wanted to lower taxes and cut social programs in the south in the late 1800's
How did the southern states act to reconstruction.?
it hurt because the taxes were very high and they had no money to do the Reconstruction. after the war confederate money was worthless. people who have loaned money to the south were never paid back.
it help because Abe Lincoln the 16 president outlined his 10% plan for the reconstruction. It helped the south go back into the union and if they did the south would be more faster to build.
~Bms's Anonymous
