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Life sure is different for me, a black southern sharecropper, my "boss" is letting me live on this land as long as I farm for him, he also gave me tools and seeding. Just a few weeks ago, I was a slave who had nothing, but now I have a little more. I'm glad Lincoln gave me and other ex-slaves rights, like voting, I am also now considered a citizen now.

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During reconstruction, Lincoln put everything he could into putting the states back together. While reconstruction was going on, 3 new amendments were created. Eventually after Lincoln was shot every thing went back to the way it was, the only thing that was different was that slaves were freed.

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Was reconstruction a success of failure?

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Was reconstruction a success of failure?

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There is many reasons why some people thought reconstruction was a failure, but I think it was kinda a success as well as a failure. After the war, Lincoln wanted to bring the states back together, but he did not do a very good job. He ended some slavery, and he also divided the southern states into military bases, that helped for a little bit but as soon as the military was removed everything went back to the way it was. The only thing that was different was that there were no more slavery. So in one way reconstruction was a success, mostly for the slaves, but for most people in the south it was a failure.

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Lincoln trying to put the states back together.

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Lincoln trying to put the states back together.

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Lincoln tried to bring the states back together. Thinking it would be easy, Lincoln just tried to sew the states back together and fix the broken. He had help until he got shot in the back of the head, and died.

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The role African Americans played during Reconstruction.

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The role African Americans played during Reconstruction.

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African Americans had the right to vote, liberty, and citizenship (thanks to the 15 amendment.) When they came from slavery, the African Americans could not go anywhere without having permission from their boss. They also sought as much independence as they could.

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How the south became divided by the Military Reconstruction Act.

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How the south became divided by the Military Reconstruction Act.

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The congress divided the southern states into 5 military districts. The different districts were all lead by Union generals. Made the states follow the 14 amendment, letting the former slaves have citizenship rights. Citizens were mad because they did not want to let their slaves be freed.

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Freedmen's bureau and the role it played.

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Freedmen's bureau and the role it played.

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Freedmen's bureau was a law to aid freed slaves. It gave them food, clothing, hospital's, legal protection, and education. Made by congress in 1865.