After the Civil War, owning slaves was made illegal. Reconstruction was set up to help integrate newly freed African-Americans into society so they could learn how to run their own household, find a job and raise a family.
Reconstruction also ensured the wealthy white landowners who had voted to secede from the Union did not have the political power to cause further problems.
The years immediately after the US Civil War were known as the ReconstructionReconstruction
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The time is known as Reconstruction. It lasted for about ten to fifteen years. The country came back together, and tried to "rebuild" the nation, which is why the period is called Reconstruction.
The reconstruction
The civil war was not called Reconstruction. Recontruction happened after the war was over and lasted until 1877 when the Union soldiers finally left the last states that were being reconstructed from the war.
Reconstruction
The years immediately after the US Civil War were known as the ReconstructionReconstruction
reconstructionThe years immediately following the civiil war is(1865-1877)are known as the Reconstruction Era
The time following the end of the US Civil war was referred to as "Reconstruction" .
The period following the Civil War was known as Reconstruction, which lasted from 1865 to 1877. This era was marked by efforts to rebuild the South, integrate formerly enslaved people into society, and redefine the rights of citizenship. Reconstruction involved significant political, social, and economic changes, but faced resistance and ultimately ended with the withdrawal of federal troops from the South, leading to the establishment of Jim Crow laws.
This period is known as the Reconstruction Era. It lasted from 1865 to 1877.
Reconstruction
The Reconstruction.
This period is generally known as the Reconstruction.
The Civil War.
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Reconstruction.