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Emily Muller
1/8/2014 12:50:22 pm
The government abandoned reconstructions, because of the compromise of 1820. It was between the election of Tilden and Hays. Tilden had more popular votes, but Hays had more electoral votes. Which caused a debate on who should become president. Education became very important, and more then 4,000 black schools were created during reconstruction. Although segregation was still happening, it was a step in the right direction. Black people were finally aloud learn and be educated. I think the reconstruction was very successful for black people. Black men and women were involved in many more things. Although poverty was still going on, and people were having to work on farms. The great thing was that African American slaves were reunited with their families. Overall, I think the reconstruction had more ups then downs, but not without a few hardships.
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Ashton Reinhardt
1/12/2014 03:10:46 am
Emily, I like your answer. I agree that the reconstruction had its ups and downs.
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Arjana Begzati
1/12/2014 02:05:42 pm
Hey Emily! I totally agree that the changes during the reconstruction, especially considering African American rights, were goods steps taken.
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Timmi Keisel
1/19/2014 09:59:06 am
I really like your answer and agree that Reconstruction didn't solve all racial problems, but it was a "step in the right direction"
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RICHARD Broadnax
6/12/2022 11:17:30 pm
1 civil war was in the 1860's
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RebeccaEKH
1/9/2014 08:22:03 am
Emily thank you for being the first haha!!! although the videos weren't playing for me at home you helped me finish the question. I couldn't agree more with the last part of your answer where you are talking about the reconstruction was successful but came with the greats and falls.
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Ashton Reinhardt
1/12/2014 03:08:43 am
When a compromise arose in 1820, the federal government shut down. At this time Tilden and Hayes were competing for presidency. Hays had more electoral votes. However, Tilden had more popular votes. The federal government abandoned the reconstruction.. The Republicans abandoned exchange for the Democratic Party's dropping of its claim to have won the presidential election in 1876. The Republicans were allowed to take the White House without further legal action after that very close election; in return, they let the Democrats have a free hand in the South by ending Reconstruction.
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Arjana Begzati
1/12/2014 02:09:40 pm
Good explanation on what was going on in the government during that time! Do you think that it was a good or bad thing that the Republicans were allowed to take the White House?
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Maddy Vogel
1/14/2014 02:04:44 am
Ashton, you did a nice job discussing the political ongoings; however, your answer does not make clear why Reconstruction was ended. You also failed to voice your opinions on the efficiency of Reconstruction. I know where you were going with your answer, but elaboration on the position of Tilden and Hayes in regard to Reconstruction would be a great help, as would saying what you think about Reconstruction.
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Emily Muller
1/13/2014 09:18:28 am
Ashton I really like the way you went into detail about what happened in a simple way.
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Elayna Muller
1/14/2014 02:04:49 am
Political and economic problems engulfed the North, causing Reconstruction to dwindle. Democrats had begun to repossess past Confederate states. The Ku Klux Klan and the Knights of the White Camellia arose with lawless acts of violence to erode the rule of Reconstruction; however, "economic pressure" was the largest weapon against African Americans. That was until the Enforcement Acts of 1870 and 1871 which made it illegal for discrimination against race and allowed the use of federal troops in order to protect civil rights. To add to the downfall of Reconstruction, leaders like Charles Sumner and Horace Greeley became Liberals and/or Democrats after the amendment allowing the right to vote no matter the what race. The Panic of 1873 encouraged the Democrats to gain control of the House of Representatives in 1874, causing further opposition to Reconstruction. Only South Carolina, Louisiana, and Florida were Republican states by 1876. The main downfall of Reconstruction was the Compromise of 1877. The reelected president of 1872 (Grant) longed for another term, yet many Republicans were rattled by some Democratic scandals. Republicans stood by the past governor of Ohio (Hayes) while Democrats stood by the reform governor of New York (Tilden). This became a bitter campaign due to the difference between electoral and popular votes. Tilden appeared to have won since he had more popular votes; however, Hayes became victorious due to his increase in electoral votes. Afterwards, Hayes withdrew federal troops in accordance to the pledges made to Southern Democrats in return for their support of Hayes whixh caused further dislike towards Reconstruction. I think the Reconstruction was as successful as it was unsuccessful. It was successful because it reunited the Union, made the North and South increase their economy, provided the amendments, brought Freedmen's Bureau along with other associations which helped the needy, required and improved education, the Compromise of 1877 which was an informal deal that allowed Hayes the presidency in exchange for the removal of federal troops, the Enforcement Act of 1870 which reinforced the 13th amendment, and freedom obviously. The failures would be the Ku Klux Klan, poverty, Southern industrialization was too slow, sharecropping and tenant farming which caused more tension than peace, blackcodes, an increase of taxes, and Jim Crow Laws which were discriminating. I would say it was more harmful or unsuccessful than it was helpful.
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Keeya Marquez
1/17/2014 02:23:29 am
I completely agree that reconstruction really wan't that helpful, it saw more hardhships than it did succes. Great answer.
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Rachel Frantz
1/20/2014 01:30:23 am
I really like the depth to which you answered the question. I was wondering though do you think America would be were it is today without Reconstruction?
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RICHARD Broadnax
6/12/2022 11:52:02 pm
former slaves and union troop fought for the union....for them to forgive and forget the treasonous evil that was white supremacy which is in direct contravention of the constitution....recently amended to include blacks....they could have come back but they took the land (means of production and economic growth) from their allies gave it to a relatively freshly ass kicked rednecks and took the guns and left blacks as a sacrificial lamb to be tortured prosecuted imprisoned or indentured or even killed with impunity.....and with their amnesty they could hold elected office again create an even more corrupt and robust system of servitude with the 13th exception....and it was legal on its face!
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Timmi Keisel
1/19/2014 11:09:42 am
At first, the end of slavery was a big deal because of all the change it was causing in the South; however, as time went on, people lost interest in the whole ordeal. There was still a heavy influence of racism proven by groups like the Ku Klux Klan, and whites still definitely had the upper hand. The election of 1876 between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden was a very tight race, and Hayes eventually won the election; however, in order for the Southern Democrats to support him, the Reconstruction had to end. Federal troops were withdrawn from the South, making it harder to protect blacks from people like those of the Ku Klux Klan and the Knights of the White Camellia. The termination of the era was a step back for the progress made. Over all, I think Reconstruction definitely didn’t hurt America. I agree with what Emily said earlier that Reconstruction was a step in the right direction. It didn’t solve racial supremacies but helped commence the long battle for equal rights.
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Kirsten Comstock
1/19/2014 03:27:42 pm
This is a great answer Timmi. I really like your last sentence and agree 100%. It is very true that is was going to start a long battle for equal rights. Good job!
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Kirsten Comstock
1/19/2014 03:25:55 pm
The election between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden was a close election. Hayes won even though Tilden had more popular votes than him. There was a big deal with the end of slavery in the south and you could see that white still were clearly superior. For Hayes to get the votes and support he wanted from Southern Democrats he needed to end the Reconstruction. In the south, blacks were not protected as well as they used to be, because they took away troops in that area. Even though the Reconstruction ended, they still built more than 4,000 schools for black children. That was great because education was becoming very important and blacks were finally able to get the education they deserved. Segregation was still happening, but this was making things happen for the future and helping out the blacks one step at a time. Even though it was cancelled the Reconstruction did help the blacks out even if it had some hard ships.
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Makayla Swingle
1/20/2014 01:19:35 am
I think there are many factors in why the Federal Goverment abandoned reconstruction In the 1870s. I think the compromise of 1877 was one the big factors in this situation. It united the republicans and the democrats to insure that there wouldf never be another Civil War. This compromise wasnt documented but it betrayed the newly freed slaves and put reconstruction and equality in the back burner once again. Also the North was busy with there own issues and the South had rely on there own resources that they did not have. Also there was groups like the Klu Klux Klan that insured that whites still had power in the south. Reconstruction was not sucessful at all. There was too many factors against it, such as the north not wanting to put money into the south and groups like the KKK. There are tons of a factors why the reconstruction did not work. Maybe with out some of the these factors it would have worked.
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Makayla Swingle
1/20/2014 01:29:45 am
the election of 1876 if tiden would have one the slaves were afraid that slavery would been reinstated. Tiden was a democrat and the democrats wanted slavery. I believe this election was the cause of the comprimise of 1877. The saying was "Tiden or War". The comprimise of 1877 was to ensure there would never be another civil war.
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Rachel Frantz
1/20/2014 01:27:08 am
Reconstruction really came to an end with the election of 1876. Grant who was a huge player in pushing for reconstruction was soon to be replaced in office by whoever won this election. The race was extremely tight between Tilden and Hayes. The Republicans came forth with the notion that they would end reconstruction in order for Hayes to serve as President. This method of compromise worked and Hayes was elected into office and reconstruction came to an end. Hayes withdrew federal troops from the South allowing the Ku Klux Klan to gain control and making life harder on blacks. I think Reconstruction was very successful to a certain point. I think it helped pave the road for the future of America. It helped us start moving in the right direction. However, from the start I believe that Reconstruction was doomed to end early because Reconstruction called for a lot of change. Change is a very hard concept for many and many people can only accept so much change.
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Zane Boerner
1/20/2014 01:42:34 am
I agree that the reconstruction was doomed because it simply called for a lot of change too quickly.
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Megan Chintala
1/20/2014 02:01:19 am
Good answer Rachel!! I have to agree with you that Reconstruction was going to be a lot of change in such a little time frame. Good job!!
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Sabrina Lousberg
1/20/2014 02:49:01 am
I completely agree with you that Reconstruction was doomed from the beginning because of the amounts of change it called for in such a small amount of time. I also agree with you that it was successful to a certain point. You answered this question very well. Good job!
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Megan Chintala
1/20/2014 01:59:11 am
The North had become more involved in all the political and economic problems; therefore drawing attention away from Reconstruction. After Grant had left office, all attention went elsewhere. He had been the one pushing for Reconstruction. So once someone else was to be voted in his position, Reconstruction wasn't going to be a big deal anymore. The race between Tilden and Hayes for the opening position was a close one. But Hayes coming out the victor, Reconstruction came to a close. I really think that the whole idea of Reconstruction was good, but then again that was going to be a whole lot of work in a short period of time. It was a good thought. There were negatives and positives to be taken from Reconstruction that helped many in the future.
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Anthony Brandt
1/20/2014 02:25:23 am
The Federal Government abandoned reconstruction when the North had become overwhelmed with its own problems. The Democratic party had drawn back seven former Confederate states before the end of Grant's term. A few others required the removal of the federal army in 1877. In states that had close to equal black and white populations whites would use of terrorism often to intimidate the black society. The lose of interest or the feeling of completion in the civil rights movement was well established after the fifteenth amendment. I feel that reconstruction was mildly successful in different ways. The main goal to get the nation united again was achieved in ways.
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Sabrina Lousberg
1/20/2014 02:46:59 am
Reconstruction came to an end with the election of 1876. President Grant was a huge supporter of reconstruction but was about to be replaced as president by whoever won the election of 1876. The race was between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden. The race for presidency was tight. Slavery had just ended in the South and reconstruction was in full swing. The whites didn’t exactly like the idea of reconstruction and were still clearly superior to the blacks. Hayes realized that in order to get the support of the Southern Democrats he needed to promise to end reconstruction in the south. Although Tilden was expected to win with more popular votes, Hayes method of getting the support of Southern Democrats paid off and he won the election of 1876. With Hayes election, reconstruction came to an end as promised. Hayes withdrew federal troops from the South which in turn allowed the Ku Klux Klan to gain more control of the South making life for Southern blacks even harder. Reconstruction was doomed for an early ending from the beginning. The reconstruction of the south after the civil war called for a lot of change in a short amount of time. For most people, change is a very hard concept especially larger quantities at a time; most people can only accept little amounts of change at a time. But I do believe that reconstruction was successful to a point. Reconstruction helped to start pave a way for America’s future by building 4,000 schools for blacks to help further their education that they now deserved with the end of slavery. Reconstruction helped the blacks’ one step at a time.
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