History Questions
Budget: $15 – $25 USD
Answer the question below in about a paragraph or two.
Assess why Reconstruction, 1865-1877 was one of the most transformative eras in US history; what made it so? What were the key issues that made Reconstruction so controversial and violent? What role did the federal government play in this episode? In the end Reconstruction proved to be a dismal failure on so many levels, most crucially on race; why? African Americans, though free by law, remained an "enslaved" people in the South for decades to come; how did that happen? What does this period tell you about American racism?
Assess why Reconstruction, 1865-1877 was one of the most transformative eras in US history; what made it so? What were the key issues that made Reconstruction so controversial and violent? What role did the federal government play in this episode? In the end Reconstruction proved to be a dismal failure on so many levels, most crucially on race; why? African Americans, though free by law, remained an "enslaved" people in the South for decades to come; how did that happen? What does this period tell you about American racism?