Focus question: how and why did reconstruction end?
A. Use the chart below to record main ideas about the factors that led to the end of reconstruction.
(First box write 2 points)
(Second box write 2 points)
(Third box write 2 points)
Factors that led to the end of reconstruction:
1. Loss of public support in the North due to economic issues and growing discontent with the federal government's involvement in the South.
2. Southern states regaining political power and enacting laws that restricted the rights of African Americans.
3. Supreme Court decisions that weakened federal efforts to protect the rights of African Americans.
4. Compromise of 1877, in which Southern Democrats agreed to support Republican Rutherford B. Hayes in the presidential election in exchange for the removal of federal troops from the South.
5. Growing white backlash against reconstruction and increasing violence and intimidation towards African Americans.
6. Northern states becoming more focused on industrialization and economic growth, leading to less attention towards civil rights issues.
Focus question: how and why did reconstruction end?
Factors that led to the end of reconstruction:
1. Loss of public support in the North due to economic issues and growing discontent with the federal government's involvement in the South.
2. Southern states regaining political power and enacting laws that restricted the rights of African Americans.
3. Supreme Court decisions that weakened federal efforts to protect the rights of African Americans.
4. Compromise of 1877, in which Southern Democrats agreed to support Republican Rutherford B. Hayes in the presidential election in exchange for the removal of federal troops from the South.
5. Growing white backlash against reconstruction and increasing violence and intimidation towards African Americans.
6. Northern states becoming more focused on industrialization and economic growth, leading to less attention towards civil rights issues.
1: How did the reconstruction end?
2:Why did the reconstruction end?
1. Reconstruction ended with the Compromise of 1877, in which Southern Democrats agreed to support Republican Rutherford B. Hayes in the presidential election in exchange for the removal of federal troops from the South.
2. Reconstruction ended for several reasons, including the loss of public support in the North due to economic issues and discontent with federal involvement in the South. Southern states regained political power and enacted laws to restrict the rights of African Americans. Additionally, Supreme Court decisions weakened federal efforts to protect the rights of African Americans, while a white backlash, increasing violence, and intimidation towards African Americans further contributed to the end of Reconstruction. Northern states also became more focused on industrialization and economic growth, leading to less attention towards civil rights issues.
Can you write them in shorter sentences
1. Reconstruction ended with the Compromise of 1877, where Southern Democrats supported Rutherford B. Hayes for president in exchange for the removal of federal troops from the South.
2. Reconstruction ended due to loss of Northern public support, Southern states restricting African American rights, Supreme Court decisions weakening federal protections, white backlash and violence against African Americans, and Northern focus shifting to industrialization.
B: fill in the chart below with informs about effect of reconstruction
Effects of reconstruction (title)
African Americans( 5 points)
Women’s suffrage(3 points)
State and national parties(1 point)
Effects of Reconstruction:
African Americans:
1. Gained citizenship and legal rights through the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments.
2. Experienced improvements in education and access to political participation.
3. Faced challenges such as violence, discrimination, and the rise of Jim Crow laws.
4. Struggled with economic opportunities and property ownership disparities.
5. Established a foundation for the civil rights movement in the 20th century.
Women’s suffrage:
1. Advocates for women's suffrage drew parallels between their struggle and that of African Americans during Reconstruction.
2. The 15th Amendment granted African American men the right to vote, prompting women to push for voting rights as well.
3. The suffrage movement gained momentum and ultimately led to the 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote in 1920.
State and national parties:
- The Republican Party gained support from African Americans during Reconstruction due to their efforts in passing civil rights legislation and protecting the rights of newly freed individuals.