RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
THE RECONSTRUCTION AMENDMENTS
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They established a state publicly funded public school system for all children.
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Freedmen continued to serve as political leaders well into the 20th Century.
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Women gained the right to vote and began serving in politics.
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Freedmen freely used their rights gained through the Reconstruction amendments.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Among the other achievements of Reconstruction were the South’s first state-funded public school systems, more equitable taxation legislation, laws against racial discrimination in public transport and accommodations and ambitious economic development programs (including aid to railroads and other enterprises).
Detailed explanation-2: -Serving an expanded citizenry, Reconstruction governments established the South’s first state-funded public school systems, sought to strengthen the bargaining power of plantation labourers, made taxation more equitable, and outlawed racial discrimination in public transportation and accommodations.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Compromise of 1877 gave Rutherford B. Hayes the presidency in exchange for the end of Reconstruction in the South.