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Abolish Reconstruction Research Paper

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Reconstruction was when the federal government was setting the rules that would let the rebellious Southerners back into the union. The goal of Reconstruction was to restore the union so the South would not secede again. In order for Lincoln to do that, he 'd have to make a few new and changes to the laws so that the South would want to come back serenely. One of the biggest things he and Congress created was the 13th amendment which would completely abolish slavery and that was the beginning of restoration. But were African Americans really free? No, African Americans were not free in a sense that they can do anything they possibly want now. They were still looked down upon and hated. Due to their lack or economic power and political equality,
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