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The original purpose of Reconstruction was to restore the buildings and the economy of the south the best they could, but without the immoral element of slavery. But, reconstruction under the Johnson Presidency was a failure for a few reasons: 1) Convict Leasing, 2) Sharecropping, 3) the Ku Klux Klan, 4) Segregation in schools, even in the North, 5) Carpetbaggers/Scalawags, 6) misleading statistics, and 7) racism.

William Smith Smith AP U.S. History – 7 3 January 2015 Essential Questions 1. The most prominent reason why Reconstruction was considered a failure was the status of African Americans after reconstruction was already over. The agreements following the Civil War were made in order to make African Americans equal in the eyes of the law and the opportunities they were able to pursue. But after the war the southern states were widely ignored as they passed laws to segregate the races and prevent blacks from voting. They remained very low on social tiers as well, and very little people in the south changed the way they treat black people.

Reconstruction was a failure because negroes still faced restrictions such as what they were allowed to do without the permission of whites. Some examples of the negroes needing permission from the whites would be they couldn't rent or own a house in certain places and if you failed to follow the rule then you would be ‘immediately ejected’ (Document D). Also negroes were required to be in the regular service of white persons, and that said person is responsible for the negro (Document D). Although negroes were not slaves anymore the wrongs of all the whites were not ended and they were not quite free yet. The government left their freedom in worse condition than before reconstruction (Document E).

The Reconstruction, the rebuilding after the civil war. Who destroyed it? The North. After the Civil War, the North and the South had tried to rebuild. While they were rebuilding, certain groups of people started to form, there were the Freedmen, the Radical Republicans, the Carpetbaggers, the Scalawags, and the Ku Klux Klan or rather, the KKK.

Reconstruction brought forth good leaders and laws but ultimately failed at its goal during its time period. If certain parts of reconstruction are looked at, some good did come out of it. Some were the rejoining of black families, the Amendments, and inspiring political leaders. Much of the reconstruction was spent with blacks rebuilding up their families and finding what unity they could. With the addition of the 14th and 15th Amendments, more freedoms was offered to all men regardless of race. Many Radical Republican leaders helped make many of the changes. We can look to many now for inspiration. One was Thaddeus Stevens who wanted to take power away from planters and give rights back to the slaves. Unfortunately, all of these points aren’t

Is Reconstruction Successful? How Do I Get Started? By: Delainey Cuatt. The Reconstruction Era was a period after the Civil War when the United States brought the South back into the Union after the Civil War.

Although the reconstruction did unify the United States and passed the 14th and 15th amendments, reconstruction failed on many other vital issues. The radical republican legislation that promised freedom and equality for all was far from a reality for black Americans. Legislation failed to protect former slaves from white supremacy, and persecution. The entire social and cultural backbone of the south needed reform in order for African Americans to enjoy the freedom and equality that this nation promised, unfortunately this change did not come during the reconstruction. In 1877 president Hayes removed federal troops from the south, almost immediately former confederates and slave owners returned

At first analysis, the Reconstruction seemed like a long-overdue liberation for slaves. By 1877, America had earned title of “United States”, as the Confederate states had instituted new constitution that acknowledged the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments and pledged their loyalty to the U.S. government.

Did you know that the KKK group order began with 6,000 members, with the largest chapter being in New York City? The purpose of the Reconstruction was to reconnect the eleven states that had left the Union and welcome the millions of Freed Slaves.The South ended Reconstruction because of the KKK and Rutherford B. Hayes because he removed Federal Soldiers.The South ended Reconstruction, The South killed Reconstruction by the government and the KKK.

Over 50 percent of voters in the south chose to pledge allegiance to the U.S. Reconstruction also finally settled rights vs. federalism debate that's been happening since the 1790s. Also the south have acknowledged the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendment. The failures in the reconstruction era was that it didn't really protect freed slaves voting rights. When President Rutherford B. Hayes removed federal troops from the South. Former slave owners and confederate officials returned to power. White southern politicians passed black codes, voter qualifications and other legislations that reversed rights that african americans had gained during Reconstruction. Also with sharecropping it didn't really help African americans because it just kept them tied to rich white landowners. In mid reconstruction white northerners have gotten tired with fighting for african american civil rights that African american had to fight for their own because people weren't doing anything

Reconstruction did not successfully grant African Americans equal social, economic, and political rights. Reconstruction was not successful in giving blacks social rights. Racial groups treated Blacks, like the KKK. These groups' main goal was to threaten blacks

The United States was a very divided country between the North and the South in the 19th century. “Reconstruction was a vicious and destructive experience, a period where when vindictive Northerners inflicted humiliation and revenge on the divided south” (Brinkley 351). During the time of reconstruction, President Lincoln and Andrew Johnson had large plans for the country but shortly took a sharp turn of the unexpected, radicals put in the Black Codes and amendments into the law, and the south had “redeemed” itself and began to rebuild.

The Reconstruction had many good and bad qualities and many different people had separate views on whether it was a success or a failure. During the Reconstruction process, a lot of violence and issues erupted. This caused many problems for the US government. However,I believe that in the long run, Reconstruction has been more of a success than a failure, and has overall made the United States a better country. To begin on a positive note, the successes America gained were many.

True success is only accredited to the Civil Rights Movement while Reconstruction is considered a failure. This is from a multitude of reasons. First, Reconstruction was controlled by the federal government, not by the people. That meant less support and less passion. The Civil Rights Movement, on the other hand, was unofficial, but backed mainly by the people. This led to success as supporters were passionate and would persevere, unlike the government, Next, where the strength lay in both movements was different. In Reconstruction, the North/Republicans had military might, which wasn’t as effective as the force of reason and logic, used during the Civil Rights Movement. The ideals were stronger than any military could be. Lastly, the Civil Rights Movement wasn’t a deliberate push, a last stand, but rather a careful, planned movement, unlike Reconstruction, which was hastily done. This led to a great contrast in

               Reconstruction in  American society after the Civil War, which claimed many lives and displaced numerous families, was a period of integration of the Freedmen into the society by granting them their political and civil rights. However, one may ask, did reconstruction fail or succeed due to the high rate of racism at that period? According to Historian Steven Hahn, Reconstruction failed when Freedmen lost their military support of the North which increased the rate of violence towards the freedmen. Also, David Blight a Historian argues that reconstruction failed as a result of the high rate of racism and the injustice in the American society against the African American at that time. I agree with Hahn and Blight that, Reconstruction failed as a result of  lack of injustice and racism against the African American, because the Freedmen were still being persecuted, had no equal rights to vote or own businesses like their white counterparts and also lacks the basic support of their Government. The Government's support and protection for the African American was vital for the Reconstruction movement to have succeeded, Although, the Radical Reconstruction made a tremendous effort to see that reconstruction movement was a success. However, with the compromise of the 1877, the withdrawal of the federal troops and high rate of racism towards