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After the Civil War was over, all was still not well. Everything that had been destroyed by the war had to be rebuilt, including the government in the South. Laws were passed to give equal rights to blacks, but blacks continued to be treated differently. Read more about Reconstruction, the time after the Civil War, when the country began to recover from the fighting.
When the war was ended, there was much to be done. The South had to
After the Civil War, it took over 100 years for blacks to have the same equal rights as whites. Three amendments to the U.S. Constitution helped blacks have the same opportunities as whites and have the same right to vote. The Reconstruction Acts were also part of this fight. These made the South give blacks their political rights. What if the government did not protect blacks’ rights? Could the groups like the Ku Klux Klan treat them unequally? Click on the "Fight For Equality" button at the bottom of the page to get more information on what was done to end discrimination during Reconstruction. |
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When the United and Confederate States were at war, the rest of the country was worrying about money, food, family, friends, and what would happen tomorrow.
Women were needed to raise money and collect supplies to help their divided
country. To get more information about what life was like for women of the Civil
War, click the button at the bottom of the page.
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houses, buildings, farms, and stores, while little of the North had been
destroyed. The former slave owners now had to let blacks vote, run for office,
and learn. The new country was beginning to reconstruct itself, but it was not
easy. To get more information on the fight to change the South and rebuild the
country, click the "Reconstruction" button at the bottom of the page.