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Reconstruction
Title: Reconstruction
Category: History
Details: Words: 251 | Pages: 1.1 (approximately 235 words/page)
Reconstruction
Reconstruction
Reconstruction is the rebuilding process that followed the American Civil War. The war lasted from 1861-1865 and at thet end of the war many questions concerning the South and slavery were left unanswered. These problems were what to do about the relationship between the Union and the Confederates. Other questions that arose were, how those who were responsible for the rebellion should be punished and what to do with the newly freed slaves. The freedom …showed first 75 words of 251 total…
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From this Republican ideology about equal rights came the first breakthrough for African Americans, the 13th Amendmnent to the Constitution. The 13th Amendment was ratified in 1865 and it granted slaves their freedom and abolished slavery from the Unites States. The government set aside special land for the freed slaves to establish themselves on and Congress established the, “ Freedman’s Bureau “ which provided services to freed slaves.
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