Evaluating Reconstruction Perspectives

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2 Evaluating Reconstruction Perspectives Person: Female Teacher from Massachusetts Positiv e Negativ e Explanation 13 th Amendment  She shows concern on the plight of former enslaved persons in the South and believes the national government should actively defend them and help them settle into their new lives. 14 th Amendment  She believes the national government should actively defend former enslaved people and help them settle into their new lives. Lincola’s 10 % plan  She shows commitment towards equality through believing that the government should defend former enslaved people and assist them to settle into their new lives. Lincoln’s Assassination  Through William llyod Garrison’s anti-slavery newspaper The liberator, she attacked Lincoln against slavery hence supporting his assassination. Military operation of the South  Her actions towards the plight of formerly enslaved persons shows that she was against military operations in the South. The KKK  She shows commitment towards formally enslaved persons hence she is against any hate groups and terrorist organizations. Black Codes  She is against any type of segregation by

3 showing support to formally enslaved people. Carpetbaggers  Her actions portray that she was against exploitation of the Southerners from the Northerners. Scalawags  She supports the Southerners and reconstruction efforts and policies after the civil war. Freedman’s bureau  She is concerned about the treatment of former enslaved people. Sharecropping  She is concerned that the government will take an active role in protecting and helping former enslaved people to adjust to a new life. Ulysses S. Grant Elected president  She does not support slavery hence supported Grant as the president who supported Reconstruction and abolishment. Person: Poor White Farmer from Georgia Positiv e Negative Explanation 13 th Amendment  In an effort to protect the Confederacy, he fought under Robert E. Lee's leadership. 14 th Amendment  He was a member of the Army of Northern Virginia for three years. In an effort to protect the Confederacy, he battled under Robert E. Lee's leadership. Lincola’s 10 % plan  He is involved in preparations for the South's reconstruction after the war, Lincoln’s Assassination  Under Robert E. Lee's leadership, he battled in the hopes of preserving the Confederacy.

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