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Monday, May 19, 2014
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Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Reconstruction, 1865 - 1877
After the Civil War ended, the South was left in disarray. President Lincoln set reconstruction projects in motion, but was unable to see them through due to his assassination. His successor, Andrew Johnson, continued the reconstruction policies of Lincoln, but this put a strain on Northern economy.
In addition, the reconstruction also aded in bringing back the old South ways. Wealthy plantation owners acting as overlords to black slaves (who were supposedly freed by Lincoln). Black slaves, though freed by the law, were still treated poorly in the South. The North had no plan to set up the newly freed black population with a living and the former slaves quickly became impoverished.
Once the South was back on its feet again, and its agriculture was running, Northern troops were withdrawn by the president. The South was nursed back to health and America was whole again. But the problem of how to take care of the slaves remained.
In addition, the reconstruction also aded in bringing back the old South ways. Wealthy plantation owners acting as overlords to black slaves (who were supposedly freed by Lincoln). Black slaves, though freed by the law, were still treated poorly in the South. The North had no plan to set up the newly freed black population with a living and the former slaves quickly became impoverished.
Once the South was back on its feet again, and its agriculture was running, Northern troops were withdrawn by the president. The South was nursed back to health and America was whole again. But the problem of how to take care of the slaves remained.
Friday, May 9, 2014
Monday, May 5, 2014
The Civil War
When Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860, southern states began threatening to secede from the Union. Lincoln recieved no support from the south during his election because of his affiliation with the Republican Party and they feared that he would abolish slavery. Lincoln's main concern was keeping the Union, not freeing the slaves. Although he did plan to turn his attention to the problem of slavery since he believed that he was elected to address that eventually.
A handful of southern delegates met in Montgomery, Alabama to establish the Confederate States of America, uniting all secession states under one flag. More southern states seceded and joined the Confederacy when they saw others standing up against the Union, and the Civil War began.
Lincoln called for an army of 75,000 soldiers to fight for the honor of the Union. The men of the north answered the call and took up arms against their brothers in the south.
The north believed that the war would not last long at all, that it was little more than an insurrection. The insurrection of the south, in fact, lasted about five years, and more men were killed than in any war in the history of the United States. During the five years of war, Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed all slaves in the southern rebel states. The document also allowed the former slaves to join the north and fight in the Union army. Later, the creation of the Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery in both northern and southern states of America.
Although the south did win many swift victories, the north slowly gained the upper hand. The south's economy faltered because the Union army had cut off it's ability to trade with foreign countries and the men at war could not keep their plantations running.
When the general of the Confederate army, Robert E. Lee, surrendered at Appomattox Couthouse in 1865 the Civil War officially ended. The south had been demolished by the northern Union, slavery was no more, plantations had been ruined, and towns burned. But the surrender restored the United States and the north began aiding in the reconstruction of the south. Although it would take some time to heal from the wounds of war.
A handful of southern delegates met in Montgomery, Alabama to establish the Confederate States of America, uniting all secession states under one flag. More southern states seceded and joined the Confederacy when they saw others standing up against the Union, and the Civil War began.
Lincoln called for an army of 75,000 soldiers to fight for the honor of the Union. The men of the north answered the call and took up arms against their brothers in the south.
The north believed that the war would not last long at all, that it was little more than an insurrection. The insurrection of the south, in fact, lasted about five years, and more men were killed than in any war in the history of the United States. During the five years of war, Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed all slaves in the southern rebel states. The document also allowed the former slaves to join the north and fight in the Union army. Later, the creation of the Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery in both northern and southern states of America.
Although the south did win many swift victories, the north slowly gained the upper hand. The south's economy faltered because the Union army had cut off it's ability to trade with foreign countries and the men at war could not keep their plantations running.
When the general of the Confederate army, Robert E. Lee, surrendered at Appomattox Couthouse in 1865 the Civil War officially ended. The south had been demolished by the northern Union, slavery was no more, plantations had been ruined, and towns burned. But the surrender restored the United States and the north began aiding in the reconstruction of the south. Although it would take some time to heal from the wounds of war.
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