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Reconstruction era - Wikipedia Despite these achievements the interpretation of Reconstruction has been a topic of controversy because nearly all historians hold that Reconstruction ended in failure, but for very different reasons
Reconstruction | Definition, Summary, Timeline Facts | Britannica Reconstruction, the period (1865–77) after the American Civil War during which attempts were made to redress the inequities of slavery and its political, social, and economic legacy and to solve the problems arising from the readmission to the Union of the 11 states that had seceded
Reconstruction - Civil War End, Changes Act of 1867 - HISTORY Reconstruction (1865-1877), the turbulent era following the Civil War, was the effort to reintegrate southern states from the Confederacy and 4 million newly freed people into the United States
Reconstruction | Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History In the twelve years after the Civil War—the era of Reconstruction—there were massive changes in American culture, economy, and politics These were the years of the "Old West," of cowboys, Indians, and buffalo hunts, of cattle drives, railroads, and ranches
Reconstruction - U. S. National Park Service Reconstruction (1865-1877), the period that followed the American Civil War, is perhaps the most controversial era in American history
Reconstruction: A Resource Guide - Library of Congress The Reconstruction era is commonly dated from 1865 to 1877, a tumultuous period in American history after the Civil War that ended with the withdrawal of federal troops from the southern states in 1877
Reconstruction - Teaching American History The long-term effects of Reconstruction – or its failure – are evident in Senator Tillman’s speech from 1900 He defended the system of segregation developed in the South after Reconstruction (including lynching); segregation was not challenged until the 1950s and 1960s
Politics of Reconstruction – African American History and Culture Reconstruction—the effort to restore southern states to the Union and to redefine African Americans’ place in American society—began before the Civil War ended President Abraham Lincoln began planning for the reunification of the United States in the fall of 1863
Reconstruction - New World Encyclopedia Reconstruction is the name of the historical period following the American Civil War during which the U S government attempted to resolve the divisions of the war, rebuild the southern economy, and integrate former slaves into the political and social life of the country
Americas Reconstruction: People and Politics After the Civil War Reconstruction, one of the most turbulent and controversial eras in American history, began during the Civil War and ended in 1877 It witnessed America's first experiment in interracial democracy