RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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Problems associated with the transformation to an industrial economy.
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The admission to Western territories to the U.S. as either Free or Slave states.
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Federal government intervention in the former Confederate states in order to monitor the treatment of former slaves.
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The establishment of a new system of agriculture in the western states and territories based on industrial machinery.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Reconstruction refers to the period immediately after the Civil War from 1865 to 1877 when several United States administrations sought to reconstruct society in the former Confederate states in particular by establishing and protecting the legal rights of the newly freed black population.
Detailed explanation-2: -In March 1865, Congress and the president set up a new government agency to help former enslaved persons, or freedmen. It was known as the Freedmen’s Bureau.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Reconstruction Act of 1867 outlined the terms for readmission to representation of rebel states. The bill divided the former Confederate states, except for Tennessee, into five military districts.
Detailed explanation-4: -Meanwhile, the Reconstruction acts gave former male slaves the right to vote and hold public office. Congress also passed two amendments to the Constitution. The Fourteenth Amendment made African-Americans citizens and protected citizens from discriminatory state laws.