Reconstruction
The aftermath of a long, hard war can be as arduous as the fighting itself. Such is the case with Reconstruction, one of the most volatile peacetime periods in American history. Rebel a...
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1865–1877: Reconstruction
Reconstruction was the period in American history immediately after the Civil War. The physical rebuilding of Southern cities, ports, railroads, and farms that had bee...
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The Mixed Legacy of the Reconstruction Era
Union army general Rufus Saxton (1824–1908) had long been a friend to African Americans. He had been on hand in the Sea Islands (located off the coast...
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Between 1860 and 1877, both constitutional and social developments during the Civil War and later Reconstruction combined to create immense changes that threatened the balance of life in that time per...
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Reconstruction took place in the south of the United States right after the civil war. The radical Republicans mainly started this and their main goal was to punish the south for their rebellious act...
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After the Civil War there were many questions that needed to be answered about the former Confederacy and about the newly freed slaves. Some of these questions were: How should the new relatio...
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Authority and power are two elements most often taken advantage of by the human race. Regardless of who obtains these coveted treasures, abuse is inevitable; whether it is intentional or not. Througho...
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Abraham Lincoln had a simplistic plan for reconstruction after the Civil War. First and foremost he wanted to make it easy for the southern states to get back into the Union. However, after his assa...
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Reconstruction
1865-1877: Reconstruction
The Mixed Legacy of the Reconstruction Era
