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Was Reconstructtion a Success or Failure

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Was Reconstructtion a Success or Failure

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The Reconstruction era was both a success and a failure. In the eyes of lincoln and johnson, it was a success although they believed that readmitting the states was all that they were going to have to do, which they did but the rest of congress believed that there was much more that needed to happen such as reducing debt and helping African Americans and poor white citizens in the south.

To do this, congress created the freedmen's bureau which was something that provided poor citizens with food, money, and basically the essentials to survive except it wasn't enough to survive off of and so poor people had to sharecrop with rich white people and were basically treated like slaves for another 75 years, so no it was not successful.

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-1863:Emancipation Proclamation is signed
-1864:Lincoln was reelected
-1865:The freedmen's bureau was established
-1865:Lincoln was assassinated
-1865:The 13th amendment was ratified
-1867:The reconstruction act was enacted
-1868:President johnson was impeached
-1868:the 14th amendment was ratified
-1868:U.S. Grant was elected
-1870:The first black senator was elected
-1870:The fifteen amendment was ratified
-1872:The freedmen's bureau was established
-1875:The civil rights act of 1875 was enacted by congress
-1877:Rutherford b Haye was elected president

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"The Election has been decided!"
In order to resolve the heavy disputed election, southern state leaders have proposed a compromise which states that Hayes may be able to become president if the united states army is taken out of the south. The northerners have agreed to their demands and now looks as if Hayes is our new president.

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Since the end of the civil war my life has changed dramatically, some better and some worse but at least I'm not a slave anymore...although I'm treated the same way. The freedmen's bureau has tried to help and I am grateful for that but they haven't helped enough.I've had to start sharecropping with my previous owner to live. It's not a great life but at least my family and are surviving.

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African American's during the Reconstruction era

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African American's during the Reconstruction era

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These are African American senators and representatives, the first of their kind in the U.S. After military reconstruction ends, and troops are pulled out of the south, there won't be another African-American in congress for another hundred years. The 15th amendment held these men achieve this by allowing the to run for office and even giving them the right to vote.

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The Military Reconstruction act divided the south up into five districts, each having it's own general. It was created to make sure that the laws were being enforced and so they put a general in each district along with many soldiers. Basically, southerners hated it  because it gave African Americans too much power although it did gather support for the KKK.

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"The Freedmen's Bureau, a great way to help out your fellow Americans.
These previously know slaves are and have been in dire need of help in the forms of money, food, and supplies. The congress has just passed a bill known as The Freedmen's Bureau, which will help in the support of these poorly treated citizens"