Essays on Reconstruction Era
The Reconstruction Era (1865″1877) was a period of time in United States history following the Civil War, during which efforts were made to make political and economic reforms in order to fully reunite the nation. This included helping former slaves transition from a life of enslavement into full citizenship rights with equal civil and legal protections as whites. The period began immediately after the Civil War ended in April 1865 and lasted until 1877 when President Rutherford B. Hayes removed federal troops from the South, effectively ending Reconstruction.During this era, Congress passed three major amendments to the Constitution: The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery; The Fourteenth Amendment granted citizenship rights and equal protection under law for all people regardless of race; and the Fifteenth Amendment gave African Americans voting rights by prohibiting states from denying citizens the right to vote based on race, color or previous condition of servitude. These constitutional changes had far-reaching implications for American society but faced bitter opposition from Southern Democrats who sought to limit black freedom and reestablish white supremacy in their region after emancipation.Reconstruction also saw significant shifts at a local level across both North and South with new laws that redefined labor relations, land ownership patterns, educational systems and infrastructure projects such as railroads and bridges being built across both regions. Formerly enslaved Americans took advantage of these opportunities, establishing churches, schools and businesses while advocating for further civil rights reform against Jim Crow segregation laws enacted later in 1888 across many southern states that legally enforced racial discrimination against African Americans until 1965 . While not completely successful in its goals due largely to racism among some Southerners as well as changing presidential administrations over time , Reconstruction laid important groundwork towards establishing greater equality between races throughout America today.
The American Revolution was a political turmoil that occurred between 1765 and ā83 through which colonists in Thirteen American Colonies prohibited the British aristocracy and monarchy, overthrew the power of Great Britain and established the United States of America. Did the US government provide an adequate common defense for its citizens during the American Revolution? […]
The civil war in America involved the following continents, north and South America. North America and South America were fighting to end slavery, a confederate act that was more prominent in South America. The two also fought over military authority and boldness. They wanted to outshine each other. The main factor that geared civil war […]
The Constitution of the United States got received in the year 1789 and by then of its reception it cleared out unclear the limits of suffrage. The House of Representatives was the main specifically chosen body that was made by this unique constitution and the capabilities for voters was simply left to be controlled by […]
The episode puts a lot of consideration on the role that Ben Franklin played in shaping the history of the United States. The importance of his role in the realization of the United States as it is currently is an important aspect. The contribution that Franklin played in the shaping of that history may not […]
The American Dream is the United Statesā national ethos which comprises of a set of ideals such as equality, liberty, democracy, rights and opportunity that enables the country to achieve opportunity for prosperity and enable families and children to achieve upward social mobility through hard work in a society withy minimized barriers. This concept is […]
Introduction The Black Panther Party, (BPP) was a Black Nationalist and socialist revolutionary organization in the United States active between 1966 and 1982. The main reason behind the formation of the party was self-defense whereby the founders supported black power movement which focused on racial dignity and self-reliance. The party was formed in 1966 in […]
Introduction America is a rich country in history. It has gone through a number of changes since its attaining of independence. Some of the core changes in American is the change of voting rights, the developing of more parties and the development of American democracy. Before the enactment of the 19th amendment, women had no […]
The American (and English) concept of freedom closely relates to property and the liberty to exercise oneās will when one is in his/her own land. It also relates to being able to do oneās pleasure with oneās property. An individual at his home should feel free of social pressure, social obligations, rules, and authority (Fischer, […]
