Reconstruction DbqReconstruction DbqPeter MardjonovicMr. NolanAP US History27 January 2015 Reconstruction DBQ The Period of the Civil War, and the Reconstruction after it, that lasted from 1860 to 1877, was when the nation went through a great deal of change. Through the years of 1860 to 1877, social and constitutional changes were important to help keep balance amongst people. Although many Constitutional and Political changes occurred during the reconstruction, which in essence was a revolution, a negative social response of the South occurred, which created a counter-revolution. In order to help rebalance the government, and create a new sense of political peace, new changes had to arise. The issue of states rights and their role in our government was an ongoing problem and was a main issue in the southern secession in the civil war. South Carolina felt that their rights were being infringed on, mainly regarding slavery, and thus they were the first state to secede from the Union, and that caused other southern states to secede as well. But the idea of advocating states rights did not bode well with some people, including Senator John Sherman. He believes that the government has given too much power to the states, such as nullification (Tariff of 1828), and representation in congress, and this has allowed them to overthrow the government. This “sectionalist” path will harm the people’s sense of nationality and also harm the economy. Abraham took charge in the Reconstruction of the Nation, and worked to fix the Union. He created a Ten Percent Plan that allowed Confederate re entry into the Union, by making ten percent of the states voters who voted in the Election of 1860 to pledge loyalty to the Union. Lincoln worked for lasting peace, and focused more on the Union rather than Black rights. Andrew Johnson favored fast Reconstruction and was accused of being too favoring to the Southern states by giving amnesty to confederate officials.
In the midst of a civil and political reconstruction the Civil Rights acts of 18675 was created and these revolutions changed the principles of our government. People like Gideon Welles however believed that the Union did not intend the Federal government to prescribe suffrage but instead to rid of it by constitutional means, and noted that black civil rights was another matter. The 13, 14, and 15 Amendments were all government attempts to help conform the freed men and give them equality, such as declaring them American citizens, and allowing them to vote. Other attempts of government reconstruction such as the Reconstruction act of 1867, which tried to militarize the southern states that refused to recognize the 14th amendment, and the Tenure of office act which was aimed to protect the radical members of Lincoln’s government. A Constitutional Revolution did indeed happen since blacks were finally recognized as citizens in the Constitution itself.
(11 September 1867). In 1877 the President of the United States was appointed. It was an extraordinary and dramatic event that ushered in a period of civil unrest. Throughout the year from 1877 to 1889 there was one political movement that swept the country: the Civil Rights Act of 1877. The Bill of Robert McKinley led to a massive military intervention in South Carolina. At this time slavery was abolished nationwide, resulting in a long period of unemployment and a national crisis of 1877. The War of 1877, or Civil War, opened a major new chapter in American history and changed the world. That Civil War and the Civil War did not go away and the American people are still looking at it as a national holiday.
It is important to note that this event was far from an ordinary one and it is possible that the original Civil Rights Act would have been enacted just like it was. However, the original Civil Rights Act that ended the Civil War was a very different political act and was a very controversial one. It was originally called the National Proclamation act, but in 1876 a Constitutional Convention, led by Jefferson Davis, passed it as well. The first draft of the Constitution was passed in 1875. This was much controversial with the majority of its supporters denouncing the act. However the Constitutional Convention did pass their version of the Second Amendment and made it legal to prohibit the use of any firearm in defense of life or liberty. The Constitution changed the nature of U.S. gun laws, changing the nature of the term “firearm,” altering the definition of “personal weapons,” changing the definition “property” that exists in most of the laws of the federal government. The original First Amendment to the Constitution also changed the relationship between the states and states. If the federal government cannot or does not take your property, why not take your place? When President Smith wrote the First Amendment, he specifically noted that a person is free only if they “have an interest in the safety of his home.” The Constitution then called for the states to control the federal government through the courts or “The executive will determine the laws for all of us, not only for the states but also the people.” When a state does have to act, the state is required by law to take responsibility and to be given the responsibility of deciding what course it will take. This requirement has become a legal standard in our United States and is the basis of much political expression in our nation today.
In addition to the above, there can also be no justification for the failure of the Amendment unless that failure is caused by unconstitutional behavior. Even if the state had control over the military, not to mention the way in which the federal government regulates them and the military, the Constitution will still allow a very different system for the states than it currently permits. The idea that the federal government “shall make the Law,” but it can never take the places of the states as it wished, is simply untrue. The original Constitution gave the states the option to implement any law they desired and that includes anything they want because it is “right.” The states have even chosen to use the Constitution to implement it even though they know the state is acting against the Constitution. However, this law cannot really be interpreted to allow for any constitutional justification for the constitutional failure of the amendment.
In addition, the original Constitution does not change the nature of the federal government. In fact it doesn’t. The federal government has had to use the right-to-carry and the right to bear arms and not require people to have the right to bear arms. In fact the federal government also has not had to use the right-to-carry and the right to bear arms. The original Constitution gave states the option to create a single national assembly which would have jurisdiction over all aspects of military operations. However, the Constitution only limited the power of states to take the “ob