How would reconstruction have ended if Abraham Lincoln was assassinated and was able to enforce his reconstruction plan? How would the Emancipation Proclamation be enforced in the previously Slave-South? Would we enforce it differently than the Fugitive Slave Act? In what ways did the South’s detest of Northern create rifts in the reconstruction process during the Reconstruction Era? Were the newly emancipated blacks truly free during the reconstruction period? In what ways? How were the three different Reconstruction plans similar and different to each other, in terms of structure and execution prowess? How did the newly instituted reconstruction black codes redress the effects of the Freedmen’s Bureau? Did they make a difference? Were
Although slavery was declared over after the passing of the thirteenth amendment, African Americans were not being treated with the respect or equality they deserved. Socially, politically and economically, African American people were not being given equal opportunities as white people. They had certain laws directed at them, which held them back from being equal to their white peers. They also had certain requirements, making it difficult for many African Americans to participate in the opportunity to vote for government leaders. Although they were freed from slavery, there was still a long way to go for equality through America’s reconstruction plan.
This week I was going to bring Abraham Lincoln 's plan for reconstruction to the table. It is said that Lincoln started to plan for reconstruction post war. The plan was to address three key areas for concern. First the proclamation allowed full pardon and restoration of any property to anyone who was considered a rebellion or a member of the confederate army with exception of the highest officials and leaders (which is interesting). It also allowed for a state government to be formed once ten percent of the population took an oath of allegiance to the United States, and it encouraged the southern states to deal with slaves in such a way that it would not compromise their freedom.
In all honesty, no one would have really known of what happened to Lincoln if he had survived. However, it may have turned out quite differently based off what Lincoln had already begun with his plans for Reconstruction with the Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction. He strived to unify the country. To the best of his ability, he would have helped the black people by making sure local governments within the states allowed them the right to vote. With his focus on the matter of equality, the problems with the southerners could've been counteracted and the uprising of racial oppositional groups (KKK) could have eradicated.
AP US History Mr. Loveday Unit V (Reconstruction Era) Reading Assignment Your homework assignment for the holiday break is to read the entirety of Chapter 17 in the textbook and provide TYPED responses in your OWN ORIGINAL WORDING to the questions below (laid out in the order in which they appear in the text).
According to Foner, the Reconstruction Act inspired blacks where they achieve some type of parity with whites. The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments would give some support to Foner’s belief. Elections to political office, prosperity in business, and mobility were part of this idea of Blight’s, but there was another side to this that was felt more strongly within America.
To work, the freed slaves were forced to sign contracts with their employer. The Mississippi and South Carolina Black Codes of 1865 required blacks to sign contracts of employment and if they left before it ended then they would be forced to pay earlier wages. Freed blacks’ status in the postwar South
In the southern states, politicians came up with Black Code Laws which laid out what freed African Americans were and weren’t allowed to do. These laws made African American’s First and Second Amendments very limited and were used to target people because of the color of their skin even though they were technically ‘free’. According to my notebook, while taking notes on Document B: Black Codes, laws were placed that, “No black person shall be allowed to go within the limits of the town of Opelousas without permission from his employers”, “No black person is allowed to be able to rent or keep a house within the limits of the town under any circumstances” and “Black People aren't allowed to hold public meetings within the limits of the town Opelousas -- unless they get permission of the mayor/president of the board of police” (Document B: Black Codes [History Notebook]). Even though amendments were placed they weren’t necessarily protected or enforced, as many Southerners created laws that worked against these amendments. For instance there was still segregation in schools, public transportation, voting rights, and property rights.
Maceo Cardinale Kwik Reconstruction Reconstruction was the twelve years after the civil war. Those twelve years were full of readjustment fixing the ruin the United States had fallen into. The problems that had the United states in disarray were how to, rebuild the South, reunite the states, and ensure the rights and protection of the newly freed African Americans. The civil war left the South in shambles, and newly freed slaves struggled to adjust to their new freedom. Most Southerners hated reconstruction and everything else about the North.
I think federal government should have continued to hold up Reconstruction, racial equality as featuring reconstruction program beyond the acceptable and recognition range of whites. And in that time , rise of racism and colonialism worldwide. Since Southern whites strong racist ideologies, as well as a huge advantage in numbers, the economy and military force, Republicans rebuild the government simply can not afford to protect themselves in K.K.K. attack. Due to the use of military force by many constraints, coupled with the shackles of federalism. For the reconstruction of the South regime collapse, beyond the reach of the federal government.
Peter Schroeder Dr. Christopher Marshall Modern United States History 2/2/17 Writing Assignment 1: The African-American Experience with Reconstruction Reconstruction among the south refers to the point in time which the United States was attempting to establish a relationship between the union and the rebels. The Union had won the civil war, so the next step was to begin to mend the broken relationship between the north and the south. Though historians cannot agree on when it began, there is merit in saying that it started before the end of the Civil War. After victory, had been solidified for the Union, attention of President Lincoln turned towards reconstruction.
During the Reconstruction period, the North and the South had very different ideas on how to handle all of the new problems in America regarding the freed slaves. Though the North and the South had contradictory ideas that ranged from the basic needs of the freed slaves to establishing new state governments, the Reconstruction period strived to unify the North and the South. In the Reconstruction period, freedom was a new idea for many African Americans and they aimed to establish all of their new rights, even if they were unsure of their lives after the Civil War. The North and South, both having different ideas, had two different ways to meet the basic needs for food, service, and industry.
Although many attempts were made to prioritize freedom and equality for all, these values were undermined by racist Southerners who wouldn’t accept equality. In the end, Reconstruction had failed and former slaves endured another hardship akin to slavery. However, Reconstruction still could have prospered. There are multiple events that, if they had occurred, Reconstruction would not have failed. For example, had the government continued to fund the Freedmen’s Bureau, then the South would have legislated their discriminatory laws much later, if not at all.
The North was sick of being told that they were not protecting blacks in the South and neglected them. The South killed Reconstruction because of their resistance over the North’s help, and their corrupt ideas for reconstructing the
Disputes were caused by disagreements between the North’s and the South’s way of life. The Reconstruction’s purpose was supposed to be a time period of forgiveness for the Union. Consequently, it led to many disagreements between the North and South. Overall, reconstruction was a time period of challenges, which led to failures, rather than a period of
Abraham Lincoln’s vs Andrew Johnson’s Reconstruction Plan Lincoln shared the uncommon belief that the confederate states could still be part of the union and that the cause of the rebellion was only a few within the states which lead him to begin the reconstruction in December of 1863. This resulted in plans with lenient guidelines and although they were challenged by Wade-Davis Bill, Lincoln still rejected his ideas and kept his policies in place. Lincoln also allowed land to be given the newly freed slave or homeless white by distributing the land that had been confiscated from former land owners however this fell through once Johnson took office. After Lincoln’s death when Johnson was elected many things started to turn away from giving blacks equal rights and resulted in many things such a black codes which kept newly freed slaves from having the same rights as whites. When Lincoln first acted after the civil war, he offered policies that would allow the confederate slaves to become part of the union again and would allow a pardon for those states.