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The term Reconstruction refers to the?
Reconstruction refers to the period after the Civil War when the United States had to rebuild the republic which had been ravaged both physically and emotionally. Families were divided, differences remained, and compromise was needed in order to heal the wounds that cut deep.
What can be said of the Confederate army during the Wilderness Campaign?
It was not able to rest and heal after a battle.
Who were the people that fought in the Civil War?
It was a war between the United States of America ('The Union') and the newly formed Confederate States of America. The Civil War was the only war fought on American soil by Americans, 3 million fought, 600,000 died. It was the greatest war in American History.
How did the plantation owners and other white southerners make it diffucult for the African Americans?
During the Reconstruction Era, the old wounds of the defeated Confederacy were slow to heal. White supremacist groups and wealthy plantation owners, harassed former slaves through sheer terror and making it difficult for Blacks in the South to exercise their civil rights, such as voting. Black churches were burned as well. As reconstruction was easing down, the white southern leaders reinstalled their previous stranglehold on state politics and continued savage acts of violence against Black people.
Postwar policy of leniency toward the south?
President Abraham Lincoln advocated for a policy of leniency toward the South because he believed it was vital to quickly heal the country's wounds. The war was fought from 1861 to 1865.
