RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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Question
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Since few battles were fought on Texas soil most fields and farms were not destroyed.
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Because of the tariff, Texans had a better plan to recover from the war.
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Plantation owners and former slaves worked together to increase cotton production after the war.
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During Reconstruction, the Union worked to rebuild Texas’ economy first.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Because of the tariff, Texans had a better plan to recover from the war. Plantation owners and former slaves worked together to increase cotton production after the war. During Reconstruction, the Union worked to rebuild Texas’ economy first.
Detailed explanation-2: -Imports of goods from northern factories ceased, transportation networks were damaged, and Union blockades made it difficult for cotton growers to export their crops. Trade with Mexico provided some relief. But without larger trade networks, the residents of Texas suffered from shortages of many kinds.
Detailed explanation-3: -Following the Civil War, Texas as well as the other Southern states, was faced with many challenges in the aftermath of war. Property damage, loss of wages and workforces sent the Texas agrarian economy into a downturn while the government balanced on the brink of collapse.
Detailed explanation-4: -Compared with other Southern states Texas was safe against invasion by the Federal forces, and the battles fought in other states were keeping Union soldiers from Texan soil.