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Reconstruction DBQ Essay

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The land of the free wasn’t always the free.slavery has been in the U.S. since 1619 in Jamestown, virginia. Political, economic, and social factors impacted the lives of slaves and freed blacks during the time of the reconstruction by limiting their rights, working without profit, and working in harsh condition. Political factors impacted the lives of freed and enslaved blacks. “Consequently, the special rights and immunities guaranteed to citizens do not apply to them. And not being “citizens” within the meaning of the constitution, they are not entitled to sue in that character in a court of the united states…” (Doc.C). From document C, it states that any African American (free or enslaved) that tries to sue in a court of law to become a citizen will be denied. In document D, the picture depicts an abolitionist trying to protect the rights of the slaves while freedman are …show more content…

In The Civil War, slaves were forced to work with no pay and no education, because all of the money went to the plantation owner.. Because slaves weren’t allowed to have an education, when they were released from slavery they didn’t have an education to fall back on. They couldn’t get another job besides what they learned how to do on the plantation. Along with the slaves not having an education they had to work without getting paid for their efforts, because they weren’t getting paid the slaves were not able to pay for a shelter and food when they were freed. “The next day proved a day greater sorrow than I had yet experienced: for my sister and I were then separated, while we lay clasped in each other’s arms.” (Doc.A). During the civil war, slave owners would split up families and sell them to other slave owners without a care that they were ripping apart a family they just cared about the money. Economic factors impacted the lives of the freed and enslaved blacks during the civil

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