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In conclusion of this padlet I have decided that I believe reconstruction was a failure. Yes it had the slaves freed and created the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments it overall did not change anything in society. That is why I think that reconstruction in the South after the Civil War was a failure.

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Here is a political cartoon of president Lincoln trying to stitch the Union and the Confederacy back together after the civil war. This shows that Senate and government were at least trying to pull the country back together. This was called the reconstruction.

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President Lincoln was assassinated on April 15, 1865. He is buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery, in Springfield, IL. Lincoln was the 16th president of the United states.

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After slaverly was outlawed African Americans started to get jobs and education. The first African American to serve congress was Hiram Revels. This began to happen in 1865 through 1877.

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The military was divided into 5 sections in the South. This happened during reconstruction after slavery had been abolished. The military stayed in the South to help try and stop discrimination between white landowners and former slaves. They were stationed in the South for about 7 or 8 years.

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The Freedmen´s bureau was used to aid free slaves during reconstruction. The Freedmen´s bureau was established in 1865. The Freedmen´s bureau was used to emancipate slavery.