US Reconstruction after the civil war

US Reconstruction After the Civil War
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Reconstruction entails the events which happened in the U.S between 1863 and 1877. This was the period which followed the civil war in America. As such, the research will address various questions including the transformation of the states which were referred to as ex-confederate, the end of slavery, the situation of the African Americans as far as their rights are concerned as well as constitutional amendments. Evidently, three different ideologies and therefore groups of people including the people who were focused on reconciliation, those focused on white supremacy and those involved in emancipation. These groups of people shaped the events which took place during reconstruction. Obviously, at the end of the reconstruction period, African Americans in the southern state had attained some freedom and therefore a sense of citizenship. President Abraham Lincoln, as well as Andrew Johnson, collaborated to ensure the Southern States considered the upgrade of the rights of the blacks. At the same time, the Congress developed measures such as the Fourteenth Amendment which helped fight for equality in the Nation.
US Reconstruction After the Civil War
Reconstruction is a crucial period in the history of the United States (Kaczorowski, 1986). The reason behind this is that this is the period when the nation had endless questions and misunderstandings about the rebuilding…