The Failure of Reconstuction

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Introduction

The term reconstruction era was used to refer to the period of the post civil war time which engulfed the entire country of the US between the years 1965 to 1977 . The word reconstruction was used to in reference of the policies which were being implemented during the reconstruction era which were meant to enable the United States win the civil war , to defeat confederacy , to abolish slave trade , for reconstruction of the constitution and also the nation . Reconstruction policies were made

in the northern America immediately the war started and an emancipation proclamation was made in the year 1863 (Dunaway , pp 162

Failure of the reconstruction

After this proclamation , the southern states allowed a loyal state government formation . During this time , Abraham Lincoln who was the then president of the United States was the one who made most of these policies . The real reconstruction began in 1865 in all the states which were being controlled by the federal troops . However , reconstruction at different states ended at different intervals . A compromise was reached in the year 1877 which led to the collapse of three state governments in the south which belonged to the republicans . This brought an end to the first reconstruction in the United States . However , some historians believe that this period extended to the year 1890s . Reconstruction has led to heated debates and conflicts which lasted until the 20th century (Halpern Lago , pp 135

The southern part was left with a very...