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Was reconstruction a success or failure?

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Was reconstruction a success or failure?

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It was a success because by 1877 the South had became part of the North and accepted their oath to become part of the Union. They had accepted the 13th, 14th,and 15th amendments. Blacks were able to vote witch made Hiram Revels able to be elected as senator.
The new states made new constitutions. African Americans participated in new state and local governments to help rebuild schools, railroads, hospitals, housing, roads and worked for equal rights.

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1863-Exclamation Proclamation issued
1864-Lincoln reelected president
1865- The Freedom´s Bureau was established, Robert E. Lee surrenders, Abraham Lincoln was killed, 13th amendment was ratified, black codes were enacted.
1866- Civil Rights act of 1866, Memphis Race Riot, New Orleans Race riot,  Ku Klux Klan (KKK).
1867- Reconstruction Acts
1868-  President Johnson´s impeachment trial, 14th amendment ratified, Ulysses S. Grant elected president,.
1869- First redeemer government
1870- First black senator elected, 15th amendment ratified.
1871- Forty-second Congress.
1872- Freedom´s bureau abolished, First African-american governor .
1874- Democrats control the forty-third congress.
1875-  Civil rights act of 1875 was enacted by Congress.
1876- Disputed presidential election,  Wade Hampton inaugurated as governor of South Carolina.
1877-  Rutherford B. Hayes inaugurated President,  Reconstruction ends.

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The person in this image is Hiram Revels. He was the first African-american senator. The 15th amendment states that you cannot deny a citizen the right to vote because of their race, color, or previous condition of servitude. Which made it so that blacks could vote and that got Hiram to become a senator.

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The law was passed because the Radical Republicans were in full control and the Military did not like that so they passed the Military Reconstruction Act law and divided the  South into districts. The white Southerners were unhappy because their tax money was being given to the African-Americans.

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Dear friendly people of the Bureau, Thank you for helping the slaves become free. It means a lot to us to know that someone cares about us and our families. SIncerly, The slaves that are about to be free