The civil war lasted four years from 1861 to 1865. The period following this was called Reconstruction, which started in 1865 and ended in 1877. This era was a period in which Congress passed laws designed to rebuild the country and bring the southern states back into the Union. A group known as Radical Republicans formed in hopes of giving African Americans more rights and equality. During Reconstruction, the government passed laws attempting to give African Americans more rights; however, the South constantly found loopholes to limit their rights. Therefore, granting African Americans social, political, and economic rights was unsuccessful during Reconstruction.
One way reconstruction failed was by not granting African Americans social equality. Not long after the Civil War, laws known as Black Codes were …show more content…
Not to mention, the government allowed this to happen with no retaliation even though Northern troops in the South made sure Southern states followed the new laws. Not only were black codes created to restrict the rights of African Americans, but terrorist groups were also created to discriminate against African Americans. In addition, there were attempts to help African Americans after the Civil War. But once the government stopped caring as much, those attempts didn’t help anymore. For example, Document D talks about something called the Freedmen’s Bureau. This provided food, housing, and medical aid, established schools, and offered legal assistance. It also attempted to settle former slaves on land taken after the Civil War. However, this program struggled to get funding, and it ultimately didn’t do anything for African Americans. Also, the period of time when the government gave African
One way reconstruction failed was by not granting African Americans social equality. Not long after the Civil War, laws known as Black Codes were …show more content…
Not to mention, the government allowed this to happen with no retaliation even though Northern troops in the South made sure Southern states followed the new laws. Not only were black codes created to restrict the rights of African Americans, but terrorist groups were also created to discriminate against African Americans. In addition, there were attempts to help African Americans after the Civil War. But once the government stopped caring as much, those attempts didn’t help anymore. For example, Document D talks about something called the Freedmen’s Bureau. This provided food, housing, and medical aid, established schools, and offered legal assistance. It also attempted to settle former slaves on land taken after the Civil War. However, this program struggled to get funding, and it ultimately didn’t do anything for African Americans. Also, the period of time when the government gave African