3.13.13
To Conclude...
This will (most likely) be the very last blog entry I post. This blog is primarily focused on the Civil War and a short period of time afterwards. It was a great experience to create and maintain this blog and I hope that everyone who reads it enjoys and appreciates all of the hard work that has gone into creating this blog. The Civil War has had a huge impact on the way we live today. It is an extremely important time in history about which everyone should be thoroughly educated. Keep in mind that this is mainly an overview of the key points of the Civil War and there is much more out there to be explored!
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
3.12.13
Ku Klux Klan
As mentioned earlier, there were some negative results of the Reconstruction. Because one of the main goals of Reconstruction was to grant blacks their civil rights, the Ku Klux Klan emerged. Their goal was to prevent blacks from voting and to take away the civil rights of blacks'. They were a secret society located in the south. They also targeted Radical Republicans who were working against their cause to try to guarantee the civil rights of blacks. The Ku Klux Klan was responsible for a multitude of tragic and horrific occurrences to blacks across the south. They committed all kinds of moral and legal crimes against blacks such as lynchings. The Ku Klux Klan members were America's first domestic terrorists and not something the U.S.A. should be proud of.
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ku_Klux_Klan
http://www.inflexwetrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/ifwt_KKK.jpeg
Ku Klux Klan
As mentioned earlier, there were some negative results of the Reconstruction. Because one of the main goals of Reconstruction was to grant blacks their civil rights, the Ku Klux Klan emerged. Their goal was to prevent blacks from voting and to take away the civil rights of blacks'. They were a secret society located in the south. They also targeted Radical Republicans who were working against their cause to try to guarantee the civil rights of blacks. The Ku Klux Klan was responsible for a multitude of tragic and horrific occurrences to blacks across the south. They committed all kinds of moral and legal crimes against blacks such as lynchings. The Ku Klux Klan members were America's first domestic terrorists and not something the U.S.A. should be proud of.
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ku_Klux_Klan
http://www.inflexwetrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/ifwt_KKK.jpeg
3.12.13
Henry McNeal Turner and Black Legislators...
Henry McNeal Turner was a black minister. He was elected to the Georgia General Assembly. The Georgia legislature, however, was mostly Democratic and had other ideas. The Democrats in the Georgia General Assembly removed Henry McNeal Turner and the other black legislators from their seats on the grounds that the right to vote did not automatically mean that blacks had the right to hold office. The whole situation raised a ruckus. The Federal Government protested and the Georgia General Assembly was forced to allow the black legislators and Henry McNeal Turner to return to their seats in the Georgia legislature. This event led to more acceptance of blacks' presence in politics, allowing them to advocate for their own, and others', civil rights.
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_McNeal_Turner
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Henry McNeal Turner and Black Legislators...
Henry McNeal Turner was a black minister. He was elected to the Georgia General Assembly. The Georgia legislature, however, was mostly Democratic and had other ideas. The Democrats in the Georgia General Assembly removed Henry McNeal Turner and the other black legislators from their seats on the grounds that the right to vote did not automatically mean that blacks had the right to hold office. The whole situation raised a ruckus. The Federal Government protested and the Georgia General Assembly was forced to allow the black legislators and Henry McNeal Turner to return to their seats in the Georgia legislature. This event led to more acceptance of blacks' presence in politics, allowing them to advocate for their own, and others', civil rights.
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_McNeal_Turner
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHA8fclmsWxIQ-LFqFB33salQ3uJXbNvQsd5aF_d95TmDpBuk4SFiwmhIDuCAA0McavCBoFAnQhcakKr9nJbbaV3lQFpLIccV00MjQsz-vkOut3fG_wlS910dYh1E6Nh9FT3Tcjy4LDaaL/s1600/Henry+McNeal+Turner.jpg
13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments...
During the Post- Civil War era, the radical republicans gained control of both houses of Congress. They exploited this power to their advantage and passed three new amendments to the Constitution, granting civil rights to blacks. The first amendment that the republicans passed was the thirteenth amendment. This amendment forbade slavery EVERYWHERE in the United States. As a result, everyone in America was free and their own person. The fourteenth amendment granted citizenship to all of the freed slaves and equal protection under the law. Additionally, all Confederate officials were forbidden from ever holding office. This meant that all men had the same access, procedure, and treatment from the law and courts. It also meant that, now, black men were considered to be American citizens. The 15th amendment allowed all men the right to vote without any consideration to race, color, or former slavery. Obviously, this meant that all MEN had the right to vote no matter what. This was still not the case, however, for women...
Sources:
http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/equal+protection+of+the+law
http://www.xtimeline.com/__UserPic_Large/1674/ELT200711071223467307550.JPG
http://hulshofschmidt.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/14am.jpg
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3.12.13
Reconstruction Plans
There were three plans for reconstruction after the Civil War: Lincoln's, Johnson's (after Lincoln was assassinated he became President), and the plan of the Radical Republicans in Congress. Lincoln did not want the Reconstruction period to be dragged out. His plan had two main parts. The first part was that all Southerners would be pardoned when they took an oath of allegiance to the Union. Also, as soon as 10% of the voters in the state took the oath, the state would be allowed to rejoin the Union. Radical Republicans thought this was not nearly harsh enough and had their own ideas. The republicans thought the south should be more severely punished. They also wanted to insure that the newly freed slaves obtained their new civil rights. The republicans also managed to gain control of both houses in Congress. With this power they passed the 13th Amendment making slavery illegal all across the states. The republicans also passed the Freedmen's Bureau Act which protected the legal rights of blacks. Then, there was Johnson's reconstruction plan. As a native southerner, he shared many views about blacks that were had by southerners at the time. As a result, he did not promote equal rights for the former slaves and did not involve them in the reconstruction process. Johnson also added some requirements for the southern states to rejoin the Union. They had to ratify the 13th Amendment (outlawing slavery), nullify their secession, and promise not to repay money borrowed during the Civil War. Reconstruction remade the south and had some positive, and negative, outcomes in the long run.
Sources:
http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h126.html
http://www.apstudynotes.org/us-history/topics/presidential-and-congressional-reconstruction-plans/
http://cdn.dipity.com/uploads/events/a35ec727064a20c66f7a3b06655ed949_1M.png
Reconstruction Plans
There were three plans for reconstruction after the Civil War: Lincoln's, Johnson's (after Lincoln was assassinated he became President), and the plan of the Radical Republicans in Congress. Lincoln did not want the Reconstruction period to be dragged out. His plan had two main parts. The first part was that all Southerners would be pardoned when they took an oath of allegiance to the Union. Also, as soon as 10% of the voters in the state took the oath, the state would be allowed to rejoin the Union. Radical Republicans thought this was not nearly harsh enough and had their own ideas. The republicans thought the south should be more severely punished. They also wanted to insure that the newly freed slaves obtained their new civil rights. The republicans also managed to gain control of both houses in Congress. With this power they passed the 13th Amendment making slavery illegal all across the states. The republicans also passed the Freedmen's Bureau Act which protected the legal rights of blacks. Then, there was Johnson's reconstruction plan. As a native southerner, he shared many views about blacks that were had by southerners at the time. As a result, he did not promote equal rights for the former slaves and did not involve them in the reconstruction process. Johnson also added some requirements for the southern states to rejoin the Union. They had to ratify the 13th Amendment (outlawing slavery), nullify their secession, and promise not to repay money borrowed during the Civil War. Reconstruction remade the south and had some positive, and negative, outcomes in the long run.
Sources:
http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h126.html
http://www.apstudynotes.org/us-history/topics/presidential-and-congressional-reconstruction-plans/
http://cdn.dipity.com/uploads/events/a35ec727064a20c66f7a3b06655ed949_1M.png
3.12.13
Sharecropping and Tenant Farming
After all of the former slaves were freed, they were jobless, penniless, and possessionless. Most of them lacked the skills to get a job. As a result two other options emerged: Sharecropping and Tenant farming. Sharecroppers were most commonly slaves who farmed off of their former masters' land. They had to pay rent to the actual owner in the form of giving up a portion (usually half) of their crop to the owner. All they had was their own family labor. The sharecroppers usually only produced enough to feed their own family. As a result, sharecroppers very rarely had the opportunity to earn enough money to take a step up in life. Tenant farming was the "step up" from sharecropping. These tenant farmers often owned farm tools and farm animals. The land house and land property, however, belonged to the landowner. Each year, the tenants paid the landowners in cash or crops. This was one of the relatively negative effects of Reconstruction: the fact that blacks could not thrive in life as well as white people did.
Sources:
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/northamerica/after1500/people/pictures/sharecropper.jpg
http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/poets/a_f/brown/stfu.gif
Sharecropping:
Tenant farming:
Sharecropping and Tenant Farming
After all of the former slaves were freed, they were jobless, penniless, and possessionless. Most of them lacked the skills to get a job. As a result two other options emerged: Sharecropping and Tenant farming. Sharecroppers were most commonly slaves who farmed off of their former masters' land. They had to pay rent to the actual owner in the form of giving up a portion (usually half) of their crop to the owner. All they had was their own family labor. The sharecroppers usually only produced enough to feed their own family. As a result, sharecroppers very rarely had the opportunity to earn enough money to take a step up in life. Tenant farming was the "step up" from sharecropping. These tenant farmers often owned farm tools and farm animals. The land house and land property, however, belonged to the landowner. Each year, the tenants paid the landowners in cash or crops. This was one of the relatively negative effects of Reconstruction: the fact that blacks could not thrive in life as well as white people did.
Sources:
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/northamerica/after1500/people/pictures/sharecropper.jpg
http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/poets/a_f/brown/stfu.gif
Sharecropping:
Tenant farming:
3.12.13
The Freedman's Bureau
The Freedman's Bureau was a very important organization formed by Radical Republicans. The main goal of the organization was to help protect the rights of blacks. Missionaries were a big part of the Freedman's Bureau. With the assistance of northern school teachers, missionaries set up schools to give blacks the education they deserved. There are many historically black colleges and universities still around today that came out of the Freedman's Bureau's efforts. Blacks were also able to set up their own church congregations as a result of the resources that the Freedman Bureau had access to. There were many very positive results from this particular organization. Although there were some negative results from the reconstruction period, this organization was definitely a positive one.
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedmen's_Bureau
http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/slavery/freedmens-bureau.jpg
The Freedman's Bureau
The Freedman's Bureau was a very important organization formed by Radical Republicans. The main goal of the organization was to help protect the rights of blacks. Missionaries were a big part of the Freedman's Bureau. With the assistance of northern school teachers, missionaries set up schools to give blacks the education they deserved. There are many historically black colleges and universities still around today that came out of the Freedman's Bureau's efforts. Blacks were also able to set up their own church congregations as a result of the resources that the Freedman Bureau had access to. There were many very positive results from this particular organization. Although there were some negative results from the reconstruction period, this organization was definitely a positive one.
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedmen's_Bureau
http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/slavery/freedmens-bureau.jpg
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