history for the blacks. During the Reconstruction Era, America went through many political changes and changed the lives of the black American people. The Reconstruction Era was the time period after the American Civil War, during the years 1863 to 1877. This time period is called the Reconstruction because after the Civil War, the government needed to rebuild the South, “putting back the pieces”. During the Reconstruction, three amendments were added to the Constitution to regulate and establish

The main goal of Reconstruction was to bring the rebel states back into the Union and to help the slaves become a part of society. These goals were achieved but it had both successes and failures. The major successes brought from the Reconstruction were: 1. The reunification of the Union: Reconstruction succeeded in bringing rebel states together. 2. Expansion of the South & North's economy: The Reconstruction brought many offers to the South as well as to the North since it proposed to collaborate

The Civil War, one of the most important events in history, was a lucky win for the Union as the South and North both had key advantages against one another, but some of the events that led to the North winning were; Battle of Antietam: The Union gained a victory against the South in the single day, bloodiest battle and it boosted war morale, something the North originally lacked. This also led to Britain pulling its military aid from the Confederacy, which hurt the South because they needed foreign

election in the American history of elections. There was a lot of violence, discrimination and unjust results during the election of 1876-1877. The electoral commission was developed due to circumstances the election caused. Samuel J. Tilden had outpolled Rutherford B. Hayes in the popular vote, but due to the twenty uncounted electoral votes, there was a compromise and Hayes was elected President. The results of the election could and would have been different if the popular votes were considered in

U.S. Grant 1869-1877 Credit Mobilier, Whiskey Ring-1872/1875. 7. In the Credit Mobilier affair, members of the Credit Mobilier construction company gave stock and cash bribes to congressmen to avoid the discovery of immense profits from transcontinental railroad subsidies. In the Whiskey Ring, federal revenue agents and whiskey producers plotted to divert millions in government tax revenues. These instances showed the corruption of alliances between big business and government and made Americans

ideal in the 1820’s. Its a “namesake of an American system of discrimination and segregation.” The aspects of “[t]he black codes of the reconstruction era and railroad segregation laws foreshadowed the birth of the system of JimCrow.” When the Compromise of 1877 came into full swing this “allowed Jim Crow to come into full power.” Making it a country uproar and issue among many who saw it as a bad idea. The start of the election of 1876, had “the federal government [withdrawing]

fought to end slavery. They won the war, he said. They tried to help the freed slaves in the south by giving them rights and protection. This period was called reconstruction because they were trying to rebuild and make things fair. But the compromise of 1877 that resolved the disputed 1876 presidential election led to the withdrawal of federal troops from the south. This is the bad news for freed slaves. Without the protection of soldiers, they couldn’t be treated equally and were left vulnerable

against African-Americans and Immigrants” President Grant had chosen not to run for president again and people believed that the election of 1876 was rigged. so Rutherford Hayes was chosen to be president with the condition of the Compromise of 1877. The Compromise of 1877 had intended to help the South more than the North which caused the South to gain power in the government, which ultimately affected Freedmen's rights. This is because Jim Crow laws, laws on voting intending to discriminate against