RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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Question
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They thought that Lincoln would end slavery.
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Lincoln would never end slavery
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They thought Lincoln would be a bad president
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Lincoln wanted war with Mexico
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Detailed explanation-1: -The abolition of slavery would devastate the Southern economy and made Southern states fearful that their states’ rights would be violated. The first state to secede from the Union was South Carolina. On December 20, 1860, South Carolina held a special convention to discuss secession and voted to leave the union.
Detailed explanation-2: -South Carolina’s declaration argued that the non-slaveholding states had “denounced as sinful the institution of slavery” and had “encouraged and assisted thousands of our slaves to leave their homes; and those who remain, have been incited by emissaries, books and pictures to servile insurrection.”
Detailed explanation-3: -One month after the election of President Lincoln, states began to secede from the Union citing several reasons. Their demands included states’ rights to maintain slavery, but also focused on property rights as they cited lack of enforcement of the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act.
Detailed explanation-4: -Many maintain that the primary cause of the war was the Southern states’ desire to preserve the institution of slavery. Others minimize slavery and point to other factors, such as taxation or the principle of States’ Rights.