Reconstruction in the context of American history refers to the time period after the Civil War, specifically from 1865 to 1877, in which the United States began to rebuild from the pandemonium and chaotic aftermath of the Civil War. ... However, nothing comes as important as the country itself. ... The first and most important goal of Reconstruction was to hold the nation together, and it did success. ... For such an important event in the American history like Reconstruction, it always has its own pros and cons. ... All of those policies were essential for the United States to become one po...

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Some historians say that Civil War happened because of the issue of slavery and others think it happened because the events outlined by James Mcapherson in his article "Who Freed the Slaves?" ... I think that without Lincoln's help, it would have taken a lot longer for slaves to become free and if the South would have won the war, maybe not even for many decades, if ever. ... James Mcapherson also wrote about who freed slaves : "The clear answer is the war. ... Another important thing that Lincoln did was not to let South to expand slavery to the free territories. ... He points o...

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After the war, the South was left in a state of complete turmoil. ... More importantly, the South, for the first time ever, was without an easy profit economy based on slavery. ... By vetoing them, the president marked his alienation from Congress and set off a chain of events leading towards failure. ... Most importantly, however, was that blacks were undeniably freed. ... Tilden, "We have just emerged from one civil war, and it will not do to engage in another civil war it would end in the destruction of free government." ...

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In all Abe Lincoln did not have a very easy time growing up facing multiple tragic events but this shaped the man and leader he would grow up to be. ... Lincoln demonstrated one of the traits that made him such a good leader early on when he decided not to attack the confederacy and declare war but stated that they would would not be the first to act if war was imminent. Lincoln saw no right for the states breaking away but did not want a war, "In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow countrymen, and not mine, is the momentous issue of civil war. ... Some of the volunteer troops he called for w...

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When discussing Brown's character, Thoreau cites a statement, substantiated by his own conversations with Brown, that read that "he permitted no profanity; no man of loose morals was suffered to remain there, unless, indeed, as a prisoner of war. ... " He describes Brown as he hangs from the gallows, using the execution scene as a symbol for the events as a whole. ... The author is arguing that the death of Brown is something that cannot be understated or ignored; in effect, this marks the beginning of the war. Melville enumerates that idea through the title of the poem, and his...

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Therefore, they sought to secure their own independence from England, and in this process, establish the institutions of civil government so that its consent of the governed would establish their rights.8 Keeping the Union intact was more important to Lincoln than ending slavery. ... Slavery was wrong and had to be done away with, but it had to take time so there would not be a race war. ...

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