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Which former confederate state had most blacks holding office during reconstruction?
Which former Confederate state had the most blacks holding office during Reconstruction
What did the period of reconstruction mean to the South?
The Reconstruction Era in the South had a different meaning than the Republican view, as the Republican Party created most of the reconstruction laws and policies. Their idea was to reform the old Confederacy and have it blend in, at whatever the cost with the rest of the Union. The Southern view saw reconstruction from a different point of view. To the "Old South", reconstruction meant that former slaves and other minorities would have equal rights with ones held by white people. This for them was not correct as they believed that Blacks were not equal to Whites. The idea of having Freed slaves take part in the governments of the southern states, allow them to vote and own farms was against the southern point of view.
Who suffered the most due to lack of unity in the federal government during the years of reconstruction?
Northerners, because the north had free slaves that were suffering at the time.
Why did many former slaves return to their old plantations and why?
They had no place to go. Most even took their master name as their's
Which outcome of reconstruction most likely appealed to both blacks and whites in the south?
The Emancipation Proclamation. This allowed both white and black slaves to become free in the south, although it was not the most popular law in that area.
Most black office holders in Reconstruction governments were illiterate former field hands?
Yes, because most were former slaves
Which former confederate state had most blacks holding office during reconstruction?
Which former Confederate state had the most blacks holding office during Reconstruction
Which former Confederate state escaped most of Radical Reconstruction?
Tennessee
Which people or groups wanted Reconstruction policy to be the most forgiving for the former confederate states?
President Andrew Johnson wanted the Reconstruction policy to be more forgiving to the former confederate states. Members of the Republican party did not like this.
Why did the former slaves move west in the 1800s?
Many former slaves moved west in the 1800s. Northerner's feared freed slaves would take their jobs. They did not want to stay in the hostile South.
What did the period of reconstruction mean to the South?
The Reconstruction Era in the South had a different meaning than the Republican view, as the Republican Party created most of the reconstruction laws and policies. Their idea was to reform the old Confederacy and have it blend in, at whatever the cost with the rest of the Union. The Southern view saw reconstruction from a different point of view. To the "Old South", reconstruction meant that former slaves and other minorities would have equal rights with ones held by white people. This for them was not correct as they believed that Blacks were not equal to Whites. The idea of having Freed slaves take part in the governments of the southern states, allow them to vote and own farms was against the southern point of view.
For most former slaves what was the key freedom?
The key freedom for most former slaves was the ability to move and live as they chose, without being owned by another person. This included the freedom to work for wages, own land, and establish families and communities of their own.
What people or groups wanted Reconstruction policy to be the most forgiving of the former Confederate states?
'The Following People...' needs a relevant list.
Did reconstruction go too far?
Unfortunately, Reconstruction did not go far enough. Foremost should have been the necessity of preparing a people who had been enslaved with no self determination to exist as free men in the United States. Slaves were, for the most part, uneducated as it had been illegal to educate them. On the other hand,l white planters had lost much of their livelihood, with no compensation for the slaves who had been freed by the government. Their anger at this financial blow as well as federal troops there to reinforce rights for their former slaves, led to the implementation of a harsh apartheid system that ninety years to demolish.
What did emancipation proclamation do with the reconstruction?
it freed slaves but most of them were not freed right away. almost 20.000 slaves were freed right away. union must become war for freedom. it declared only those slaves not under union control.
How did white conservatives maintain control over blacks after reconstruction ended?
Before the Civil War, most slaves were born into slavery because the importation of slaves was made illegal. As a result, most of the freed slaves did not know how to live as free people. After Reconstruction, whites were able to maintain control over blacks by keeping them in poverty and by keeping them segregated. They were kept in poverty when their former masters would give them land to farm, known as sharecropping, while paying them very little to do this. Also, when blacks and whites were segregated, the quality of whatever was given to the blacks was usually unequal to the quality of what was given to the whites, for example education and jobs.
Who was Ulyesess S Grant?
former Union general during the Civil War, and then the 18th President of the United States, overseeing most of Reconstruction
