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Anti-Slavery After The Civil War

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After the Emancipation Proclamation the North now had a unifier, the emancipation of southern slaves. As the Civil War continued it became less about securing the Union but instead the liberation of slaves, this was supported by the majority of Northerners as they were strongly anti-slavery from before the war. Once the War was over and the reconstruction of the United States began three amendments were added to the Constitution highlighting the rights freed slaves now possessed. The 13th amendment banned slavery in any recognized American territory, the 14th gave citizenship to all freed slaves and their children, and the 15th gave freed male slaves the right to vote. These amendments constitutional overthrew the previous system of racial
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The Union policy toward slavery and enslaved people change over the course of the war because the Union policy towards slavery changed during the Civil War from a toleration of slavery if the South was to rejoin the Union again and to be a policy of using the institution to help win the war and end slavery. Likewise, the Union policy changed the efforts of escaped slaves and free blacks like Frederick Douglass, republicans, and other abolitionists who called "the black troops" and wanted the civil war to end slavery for good. The union policy changed after the battle of carnage and hearing out what blacks had to say, and then the President Lincoln plan was to change the union's policy toward slavery and slaves. As the Civil War began, political

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With the creation of the 13th Amendment, slavery was prohibited in the United States. Ratified in 1865, it stated, “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime… shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction” (Document A). African Americans were officially free after this amendment was Ratified in the Constitution and the newly Freedmen were officially viewed differently in society. Instead of being held as slaves and viewed as property, now African Americans were viewed as Americans and could participate in public life. Therefore, Reconstruction was a success because slavery was one of the main reasons for the Civil War occurring; but with Reconstruction, the issue of slavery was resolved.

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After the Civil War, the entire United States, especially the southern states that had supported the Confederacy, were in poor condition. The country needed to rebuild itself and therefore entered a period of Reconstruction. One of the primary aspects of the Reconstruction Era was extending rights to the millions of slaves emancipated by the thirteenth amendment that were in desperate need of help. To accomplish these intentions, Congress proposed the fourteenth and fifteenth constitutional amendments aimed at giving former slaves more rights and a fair chance at being successful. These amendments were then ratified by the states, officially putting them into effect.

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The Proclamation of Emancipation stated that "all persons held as slaves" were to be freed in the Confederate states (436). Again, Lincoln relied on his powers as Commander-in-Chief, dictating that the slaves that were to be released only resided in states that were in open rebellion, namely the south, making it a military concern (436). He ignored the Union states and territories, knowing that the Supreme Court would rule it unconstitutional if the states were to sue for recourse, and knowing that the Confederacy could not take the issue to the Supreme Court because they were in open rebellion (436). Once the Civil War was finished, any suit against the Proclamation of Emancipation was made moot by the addition of the Thirteenth Amendment, which categorically and unequivocally forbid slavery. It was a very calculated order that changed the focus of the Civil War and impacted the future of the United

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The Civil War, ignited by the dispute over slavery, led to a new era of rebuilding and instituting new beliefs: The Reconstruction Era. In this new Chapter of American history, the nation attempted to abide for their wrongs against African-Americans marking the beginning of their long journey to becoming a full citizen. Through the following amendments freedmen gained full citizenship and voting rights. Though that was the claim they still were discriminated against by citizens and even a few in the government. Though the reconstruction amendments did abolish slavery, they failed to grant freedmen full citizen rights and the ability to vote.

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Slavery was a major part of the american way of life, but there were many causes of the resistance to it. Even though many states in the United States opposed and are resisting the act of slavery, many events had a big impact on the ending of slavery. The second great awakening, industrial revolution, and abolishment movement are underlying forces of growing opposition to slavery in the United States from 1776 to 1852. The opposition and abolishment of slavery changed american history.

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Slavery was a problem that plagued the United States for years; human beings were used and treated like property in this shadowy time in American history. Between the years 1848 and 1861 however, a great debate arose throughout the nation. Americans across the country began to debate slavery and its moralistic and economic factors, and people everywhere took their stance on this issue. Both factors expanded and built up to useful arguments. The North used morality and the South argued economics to justify slavery and feared Abraham Lincoln’s election.

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Slavery was an extremely prominent and debated issue in the late 1800’s that ended up dividing the United States in half. There were the Northerners who opposed the institution of slavery and the Southerners who gave it their support. The controversy over the use of slavery had been an issue between the North and South for a long time but it became even more evident during the election of 1860. Abraham Lincoln ran in the Republican Party a group who had devoted itself to keeping slavery out of the new territories as the country expanded westward. The south feared abolitionists would use violence in order to deprive the south of slave property.

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The Reconstruction took place following the Civil War that helped rebuild the United States, but in many ways the Reconstruction was a war itself with all the pain that came with it. The one of the only differences was that the military conflict no longer existed between the North and the South. The Reconstruction was brought by the Northerners who wanted the Southerners to pay for what they caused and the Southerners who wanted to keep their life the same as before. Nevertheless, the Civil war brought slavery to an end and altered the African-Americans rights by three new Amendments. Abolishing slavery in all states, the Thirteenth Amendment was the first of the three Amendments that brought African-Americans their rights.

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As a result of the end of the Civil War in 1865, which was fought over the system of slavery, three amendments were passed in order to achieve equality between whites and African Americans. Slavery was abolished by the 13th amendment, citizenship was given to all African Americans in the 14th amendment and suffrage for men was provided under the 15th amendment. Although these rights were given to African Americans, many southern states found ways to still mistreat them. Furthermore, one of the biggest mistakes during the Reconstruction Era was not to give any kind of economic resources or opportunities for African Americans. Although they technically had freedom, many found themselves forced to go back to their previous job as they had no

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With the beginning of reconstruction the amendment were created to abolish slavery, to give people born in America the right to be citizens and finally the allowance of men of to vote regardless of their race. With these amendments being put into place it cause a lot of kick back from the south and they didn’t agree at with these amendments being put into place. Although it took a while for these amendments to actually be followed it was a big door opener to slaves essentially giving them rights to be

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Abolitionists are people who were against slavery. The goal of the abolitionists was to emancipate all slaves, end racial discrimination and segregation. To achieve this goal, abolitionists took part in various activities across the nation. For example, they gave speeches, published newspapers and organize the Underground Railroad. William Lloyd Garrison was the publisher of The Liberator, a fiery anti-slavery newspaper.

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In the 1800’s, the issue of slavery was growing rapidly and the need for compromise was strong. This issue divided the North from the South. As the cannons fired Fort Sumter on the night of April 12, 1861, the start of the Civil war had begun. The African Americans were not giving up without a fight and contributed to the warfare. African Americans used various methods to fight for their freedom during the Civil War such as passing information to the Union Army and serving in the Armed forces.

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In the three decades leading up to the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861, the abolitionist movement, through direct actions and sentiment against slavery, sowed radical reactionary responses across the southern slave states. While the actions and views of abolitionists did not reflect the widespread or majority opinion of the free states, the reciprocal effect of the abolitionist propaganda and violent actions led to greater polarization in America over the topic of slavery and its expansion. Additionally, the various actions performed by the northern based abolitionist created an aura of fear and paranoia amongst the ruling slaveholding political elite in the south who increasingly saw the actions as an attack on the southern slave

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