Reconstructions Failure DBQ Practice
Reconstructions Failure DBQ Practice
Reconstructions Failure DBQ Practice
DBQ Practice
PROMPT:
Why did Congress Reconstruction efforts to ensure equal rights to the
freedmen fail?
Evidence/Documents:
Social
Doc 1 Biological
inferiority
Political
Economic
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DBQ Format:
Reconstructions Failure
DBQ Practice
Question:
Why did Congress Reconstruction efforts to ensure equal rights to the freedmen
fail?
Documents:
Social
Doc 1 Biological
inferiority
Political
Economic
Background
The American Civil War set out to resolve ongoing disputes over
tariffs, states rights, and most significantly, the legality of slavery.
As the North emerged victorious, the federal government had two
objectives: first, the federal government had to unify the sparring
regions, and second, the government needed to transition newly
freed slaves into American society. Despite the military loss, the
previous pro-slave, anti-North mindset still existed amongst
Southerners making reunification difficult. In response, Radical
Republicans, who controlled Congress and aimed to punish the
South, attempted to assert laws and regulations to aid blacks; these
laws, however, were defied because of the prevailing antebellum
ideals.
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