RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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to end the Civil War quickly and bring the South back into the Union
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to punish the South for seceding from the Union
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to destroy and embarass the South
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to allow the South to be an independent country
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Detailed explanation-1: -Abraham Lincoln’s reconstruction plan hinged upon the abolition of slavery as a requirement for the ultimate reunification of the state to the Union. Lincoln’s now famous Emancipation Proclamation, issued on January 1, 1863, was the first step in the process.
Detailed explanation-2: -In December, President Lincoln proposed a reconstruction program that would allow Confederate states to establish new state governments after 10 percent of their male population took loyalty oaths and the states recognized the permanent freedom of formerly enslaved people.
Detailed explanation-3: -But Lincoln’s primary goal in going to war was to save the Union, slavery or not. The Emancipation Proclamation changed the equation. The Civil War began on April 12, 1861. Though Lincoln morally opposed slavery, he avoided any public comments connecting the war and the rights of slaves.
Detailed explanation-4: -On December 8, 1863, President Lincoln introduced his first plan for Reconstruction; the Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction. This announcement offered a full pardon to those individuals that took an oath of loyalty and accepted the abolition of slavery.
Detailed explanation-5: -Reconstruction encompassed three major initiatives: restoration of the Union, transformation of southern society, and enactment of progressive legislation favoring the rights of freed slaves.