Reconstruction Policies: One Small Step for Whites One Leap Back for Blacks Reconstruction was the era of 1865 to 1877. This was immediately after the Civil war. There was widespread poverty among both Blacks and Whites in the South. People had the expectation that the government would help out African Americans to achieve the American dream. Blacks wanted to vote, own land, and feel equal to Whites. The people ratified three amendments to the Constitution that would put into law equality between
The Reconstruction Era was a significant time in the history of our country. The goal during this period was to bring about change and order after the end of the slavery and the Civil War. Unfortunately, some historians feel the era was simply a failure. They felt it did not capture its purpose and perhaps even left the country poverty-stricken and in a civil rights turmoil. One thing is for sure, the Reconstruction Era changed the lives of many. Following the end of the Civil War, thousands
After the Civil War, the Reconstruction or the process of rebuilding started in the South between 1866-1877. With the end of the war, slavery also died out with the addition of the 13th Amendment. Although slavery was abolished, it was difficult to enforce it in the South. After what the South did, many Republicans thought they should pay for it, but Lincoln decided to forgive them and stated “with malice toward none.” His plan was to make the voters of southern states take the 10% loyalty oath to
in fact implemented a new form of slavery. This suggests that the status of recent slaves, in theory, had improved because they were no longer stigmatized but the idea of them being lower class citizens was still very prevalent. During the Reconstruction Era many laws were passed