Hi, I'm a 15 year old writing an essay for my 10th grade History Honors class. I was supposed to answer the question "Do you think Reconstruction was a success?" What do you think of my essay?
Reconstruction
When the confederates finally surrendered in Appomattox, ending the civil war, nobody knew what was to be done. The truth is, nobody wanted to participate in such a muddled situation. After decades of conflict and argument, the Union was finally assembled, but one situation remained the same – blacks continued serving white southerners on their plantations. Debates regarding Reconstruction have been going on for generations among many historians – was it a success or an epic failure? Perhaps it was both, yet leaning toward failure would be more legitimate. It is in my opinion that Reconstruction was more of a failure than success, but I will admit that some aspects of the Reconstruction were a success. Did the North really intend on bringing equality to the blacks during the Reconstruction period? Some historians like to debate that the North only had the intent to bring the Union back together, so it did not qualify for failure – but was this really the case?
Reconstruction was successful, yet only vaguely, in several ways. Northerners had a moral hatred for slavery and hoped to abolish it completely in the South. By passing the 13th Amendment, Congress was finally able to end slavery, freeing slaves. For the first time, African Americans were able to leave their plantations. Some were anxious and couldn’t bring themselves to leave their plantations due to the fact that they didn’t know where to go. Others were jubilant, and took advantage of this opportunity – they traveled around the nation and some even re-united with their families. Meanwhile, Southern state conventions were being held to try and limit their freedom by adopting the “Black Codes.” This contract took away the right’s of African Americans, and put slavery under a new name. Giving the slaves freedom was just too over-whelming for the South – they had depended on slavery for decades; socially, politically, and most importantly, economically. Letting go of slavery could not have been such an easy process, especially for the southerners.
Despite the fact that the South was not ready to reform, the North just continued adopting bills like “The Freedmen’s Bureau”, “The Civil Rights Bill”, and “The Fourteenth Amendment”, which was vetoed by Johnson, but overrode by Congress. This was a great success during Reconstruction because it provided slaves with many different opportunities. “The Freedmen’s Bureau” extended the amount of activities for former slaves, while “The Fourteenth Amendment” declared African Americans the rights of citizens. “The Fifteenth Amendment” took this to the next level by granting African American males the right to vote.
This was just too much for many white southerners so discrimination groups, such as the “Ku Klux Klan”, were created to try and keep former slaves from enjoying their rights. Another problem for former slaves was the fact that they couldn’t find jobs, or even a place to stay – this was due to the lack of money for former slaves. Conditions for them were not improved, and it may even have worsened. The government of the Union was in chaos, and soon after Thaddeus Stevens died, many people decided to allow the white southerners to govern their selves. Of course, this meant the South would remain being divided into two nations made up of the “superior” and “inferior” race. The government was basically in chaos; financially, economically, and politically.
Reconstruction officially ended when all the federal troops in the South were withdrawn. African Americans remained in their depressive state as they were deprived of their many rights. Northerners did, in fact, intend on bringing equality to southern blacks during Reconstruction; this means that it is qualified for failure. Though Reconstruction should mostly be considered as failure, some components brought success. An attempt to give equality to African Americans was made, while slavery was completely destroyed. Reconstruction should not be labeled as “failure” or “success” because some intentions of it were fulfilled, while other aspects of the Union remained the same.What do you think of my essay?
Your essay is good - it gives a bunch of examples relating the events of the Reconstruction to the success/failure of the overall movement. However, here are a few tips I would suggest:
-- First, don't use questions in your essay. If you want to say something, then say it. Don't ask, but tell your reader what you think.
-- Second, develop a STRONG THESIS. Although you talk about many important parts of Reconstruction, I failed to find your overall point. Did you think it was successful or a failure? Decide, and clearly state this in your thesis paragraph. Your thesis statement should state "The Reconstruction was successful/unsuccessful because..." (you can fluff it up, but that's the basics.)
-- Lastly, after you come up with a strong thesis, make sure all your points support your thesis. I noticed you had good things that came out of the Reconstruction, but you also mentioned problems. Although there were both sides, you should focus on which side was stronger and go on that. It's okay to mention that not everything was perfect, but a paragraph contradicting your thesis would not be good.
Good luck! Nice job on the essay.
Saturday, March 3, 2012
I need help ASAP?
ok circle the answer or underline the answer
1. A (n) (Italian/Viking) is believed to have first discovered North America in 1001.
2. The First European to see the Pacific Ocean had to cross (Panama/Cuba)
3. The first (Spanish/British) colony was established on Roanoke Island in 1580.
4. Virgina established a dependable source of income by (trading slaves/growing tabacco).
5. New York is the furthest (north, south) of the middle colonies
6. Quakers were among the first in England to speak out (in support of/against) slavery.
7. The Pennsylvania Dutch were actually (German/Scottish) immigrtants.
8. A flat lowland that stretches along the southern coast is called the (Piedmont/Tidewater.)
9. George Calvert wanted Maryland to be a safe place for (Quakers/Catholics) to setttle.
10. Georgia originally banned slavery because its citizens wanted a colony of (small farms/large plantations).I need help ASAP?
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Panama
British
Growing Tobacco
North
Against
German
Tidewater
Quakers
small farmsnyc restaurant week luigi games
1. A (n) (Italian/Viking) is believed to have first discovered North America in 1001.
2. The First European to see the Pacific Ocean had to cross (Panama/Cuba)
3. The first (Spanish/British) colony was established on Roanoke Island in 1580.
4. Virgina established a dependable source of income by (trading slaves/growing tabacco).
5. New York is the furthest (north, south) of the middle colonies
6. Quakers were among the first in England to speak out (in support of/against) slavery.
7. The Pennsylvania Dutch were actually (German/Scottish) immigrtants.
8. A flat lowland that stretches along the southern coast is called the (Piedmont/Tidewater.)
9. George Calvert wanted Maryland to be a safe place for (Quakers/Catholics) to setttle.
10. Georgia originally banned slavery because its citizens wanted a colony of (small farms/large plantations).I need help ASAP?
Viking
Panama
British
Growing Tobacco
North
Against
German
Tidewater
Quakers
small farms
Help1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?
1. Which of the following was an example of a Confederate advantage in the Civil War?
A. The South had more than twice the population of the North.
B. Seventy-one percent of all railroad lines were in the South.
C. Some of the most brilliant officers in the United States Army were from the South.
2. Who did Native Americans support during the Civil War?
A. the South
B. They supported neither side.
C. They supported both sides.
3. Who was President Lincoln's first choice for commander of the Union Army?
A. General Robert E. Lee
B. General Stonewall Jackson
C. General William Tecumseh Sherman
4. Which of the following was part of the Confederate military strategy?
A. They would block Northern ports.
B. They would control the Mississippi River.
C. They would defend their land and hopefully the war would be so costly that the North would have to surrender.
5. What does the term ”habeas corpus” mean?
A. a law that allows the president to replace elected officials with military rule
B. a Latin term that means civil war
C. a law that protects people from being held in prison unlawfully
6. Where did most the fighting during the Civil War take place?
A. South
B. West
C. Northeast
7. Who won the Battle of Bull Run?
A. There was no clear winner.
B. Native Americans
C. the Confederacy
8. Which of the following was true about General George McClellan?
A. He was very disorganized.
B. He was an inexperienced general.
C. He was overly cautious and slow to strike in battle.
9. Who first used the ironclad warship in the Civil War?
A. the British
B. the South
C. Native Americans
10. Early in the Civil War, what did Lincoln say was the purpose?
A. to force the South to become an independent nation
B. to destroy Southern plantations
C. to save the UnionHelp1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?
This is all in your textbook.
1) C
2) C
3) A
4) B
5) C
6) A
7) C
8) C
9) B
10) CHelp1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?
1 is b
2 is b
3 is b
4 is c
5 is a
6 is a
7 is b
8 is c
9 is a
10 is a
A. The South had more than twice the population of the North.
B. Seventy-one percent of all railroad lines were in the South.
C. Some of the most brilliant officers in the United States Army were from the South.
2. Who did Native Americans support during the Civil War?
A. the South
B. They supported neither side.
C. They supported both sides.
3. Who was President Lincoln's first choice for commander of the Union Army?
A. General Robert E. Lee
B. General Stonewall Jackson
C. General William Tecumseh Sherman
4. Which of the following was part of the Confederate military strategy?
A. They would block Northern ports.
B. They would control the Mississippi River.
C. They would defend their land and hopefully the war would be so costly that the North would have to surrender.
5. What does the term ”habeas corpus” mean?
A. a law that allows the president to replace elected officials with military rule
B. a Latin term that means civil war
C. a law that protects people from being held in prison unlawfully
6. Where did most the fighting during the Civil War take place?
A. South
B. West
C. Northeast
7. Who won the Battle of Bull Run?
A. There was no clear winner.
B. Native Americans
C. the Confederacy
8. Which of the following was true about General George McClellan?
A. He was very disorganized.
B. He was an inexperienced general.
C. He was overly cautious and slow to strike in battle.
9. Who first used the ironclad warship in the Civil War?
A. the British
B. the South
C. Native Americans
10. Early in the Civil War, what did Lincoln say was the purpose?
A. to force the South to become an independent nation
B. to destroy Southern plantations
C. to save the UnionHelp1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?
This is all in your textbook.
1) C
2) C
3) A
4) B
5) C
6) A
7) C
8) C
9) B
10) CHelp1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?
1 is b
2 is b
3 is b
4 is c
5 is a
6 is a
7 is b
8 is c
9 is a
10 is a
Compare and contrast southern middle and new england political, economic, social, and religious patterns?
This is what I have so far, I think the answer might be too long though since I have to compare and contrast political, social, and religious too.
3. Economic: New England) With rocky soil and long winters, farming was limited to subsistence levels that provided just enough for the farm family. The industrious descendants of the Puritans profited from logging, shipbuilding, fishing, trading, and rum-distilling.
Middle Colonies) Rich soil attracted farmers from Europe and produced and abundance of wheat and corn for export to Europe and the West Indies. Trading led to the growth of cities such as Philadelphia and New York.
Southern Colonies) The south鈥檚 varied geography and climate, farming ranged from small subsistence farming to large plantations. Cash crops were mainly tobacco in the Chesapeake and North Carolina colonies, and rice and indigo from South Carolina and Georgia. Had an increased use of slaves as a result of decreasing indentured servants
Things all three colonies had in common were: the forced use of limited hard currency, such as gold and sliver, to pay for the imports from England that increasingly exceeded colonial exports. Many colonies issued paper money, but this led to inflation.Compare and contrast southern middle and new england political, economic, social, and religious patterns?
Patterns also developed in which Europeans moving to North America for religious reasons favored North England, especially if they were from England. Non English groups (Scots, Irish, Germans) were more concentrated in the middle colonies.
Your existing points make sense, except I think one has cause and effect reversed. African slaves transported in larger numbers after 1700, were a cause of decreases in indentured servitude.
3. Economic: New England) With rocky soil and long winters, farming was limited to subsistence levels that provided just enough for the farm family. The industrious descendants of the Puritans profited from logging, shipbuilding, fishing, trading, and rum-distilling.
Middle Colonies) Rich soil attracted farmers from Europe and produced and abundance of wheat and corn for export to Europe and the West Indies. Trading led to the growth of cities such as Philadelphia and New York.
Southern Colonies) The south鈥檚 varied geography and climate, farming ranged from small subsistence farming to large plantations. Cash crops were mainly tobacco in the Chesapeake and North Carolina colonies, and rice and indigo from South Carolina and Georgia. Had an increased use of slaves as a result of decreasing indentured servants
Things all three colonies had in common were: the forced use of limited hard currency, such as gold and sliver, to pay for the imports from England that increasingly exceeded colonial exports. Many colonies issued paper money, but this led to inflation.Compare and contrast southern middle and new england political, economic, social, and religious patterns?
Patterns also developed in which Europeans moving to North America for religious reasons favored North England, especially if they were from England. Non English groups (Scots, Irish, Germans) were more concentrated in the middle colonies.
Your existing points make sense, except I think one has cause and effect reversed. African slaves transported in larger numbers after 1700, were a cause of decreases in indentured servitude.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
History matching game?
Causes:
1.Great Ice Age
2. Corn cultivation
3. New sailing technology/ desire for spices
4. Portugal creates sugar plantations on Atlantic coastal islands
5. Columbus's 1st encounter w/ New World
6. Native Americans' lack of immunity to smallpox, malaria, etc.
7. Spanish conquest of large quantities of New World gold/ silver
8. Aztec legends of returning god, Quetzalcoatl
9. Spanish need to protect MX vs. French/ English enroachment
10. Franciscan friars desire to convert Pacific coast Indians to Catholocism
Effects:
A. Rapid expansion of golbal economic commerce/ manufacturing
B. European voyages around Africa to reach Asia
C. Establishment of Spanish settlements in Florida %26amp; New Mexico
D. Exposure of "land bridge" between Asia %26amp; North America
E. Formation of chain of mission settlements in CA
F. Global exchange of animals, plants, and diseases
G. Formation of large, sophisticated civilizations in MX %26amp;S.America
H. Cortes relatively easy conquest of Tenochtitlan..History matching game?
The ice age caused the global exchange of animals, etc.
1.Great Ice Age
2. Corn cultivation
3. New sailing technology/ desire for spices
4. Portugal creates sugar plantations on Atlantic coastal islands
5. Columbus's 1st encounter w/ New World
6. Native Americans' lack of immunity to smallpox, malaria, etc.
7. Spanish conquest of large quantities of New World gold/ silver
8. Aztec legends of returning god, Quetzalcoatl
9. Spanish need to protect MX vs. French/ English enroachment
10. Franciscan friars desire to convert Pacific coast Indians to Catholocism
Effects:
A. Rapid expansion of golbal economic commerce/ manufacturing
B. European voyages around Africa to reach Asia
C. Establishment of Spanish settlements in Florida %26amp; New Mexico
D. Exposure of "land bridge" between Asia %26amp; North America
E. Formation of chain of mission settlements in CA
F. Global exchange of animals, plants, and diseases
G. Formation of large, sophisticated civilizations in MX %26amp;S.America
H. Cortes relatively easy conquest of Tenochtitlan..History matching game?
The ice age caused the global exchange of animals, etc.
If someone answers the questions for my study guide, ill love you forever lol?
Exam 3 Outline World Regional Geography Fall 09
3 ancient cultural civilizations:
Maya, Aztec, and Inca.
Location of each?
Why did the population decline?
How did each affect their landscape?
What evidence exists today of these cultures?
What was the driving force for the European colonialists in Middle America?
How did this differ from North American colonialists?
Mainland versus Rimland:
Main objectives of hacienda and plantations?
How did the indigenous population play a role in each (or lack of indigenous people)?
What crops were grown on each?
What is the culture in each like today?
Caribbean islands we covered = Cuba, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, and Jamaica
Know the main difference in terms of physical makeup, governments, and the examples used to differentiate these islands (such as AIDS in Haiti, Rastafarian movement in Jamaica, and other examples).
Mexico 鈥?understand how the physical geography plays a role in determining where the population exists.
Mexico City is a good example of what most every Latin American city is dealing with especially high
population growth rates. What problem does this cause? What is the Metza? What are other problems Mexico City is dealing with?
What is the Maquiladora program and how is it related to population migration in Mexico?
How does this program differ from NAFTA?
What kind of dependency relationship exists between the US and Mexico?
Pros and cons of NAFTA inception in Mexico.
Central America 鈥?Why did Europeans first settle this region (what was exported initially)?
What is the economy based on today?
Where is the population concentrated and why here?
Geographically the Panama Canal is important 鈥?why? Who uses the canal primarily today?
Demographics of Latin America
The population in Latin America is characterized by rural to urban migration. How does this affect:
Total Fertility Rate
What is population momentum?
Be able to differentiate the regions of South America: The North, the West, the Southern Cone and Brazil.
Be sure to review what we covered in the specific countries of each region.If someone answers the questions for my study guide, ill love you forever lol?
You could google pretty much all of this and quickly get your answers, instead of having someone on the internet do all your homework for you. I don't mean this to be mean or disrespectful, but it would also probably be a lot faster than waiting for someone else to look all of this up for you, and its very likely that no one is going to.
3 ancient cultural civilizations:
Maya, Aztec, and Inca.
Location of each?
Why did the population decline?
How did each affect their landscape?
What evidence exists today of these cultures?
What was the driving force for the European colonialists in Middle America?
How did this differ from North American colonialists?
Mainland versus Rimland:
Main objectives of hacienda and plantations?
How did the indigenous population play a role in each (or lack of indigenous people)?
What crops were grown on each?
What is the culture in each like today?
Caribbean islands we covered = Cuba, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, and Jamaica
Know the main difference in terms of physical makeup, governments, and the examples used to differentiate these islands (such as AIDS in Haiti, Rastafarian movement in Jamaica, and other examples).
Mexico 鈥?understand how the physical geography plays a role in determining where the population exists.
Mexico City is a good example of what most every Latin American city is dealing with especially high
population growth rates. What problem does this cause? What is the Metza? What are other problems Mexico City is dealing with?
What is the Maquiladora program and how is it related to population migration in Mexico?
How does this program differ from NAFTA?
What kind of dependency relationship exists between the US and Mexico?
Pros and cons of NAFTA inception in Mexico.
Central America 鈥?Why did Europeans first settle this region (what was exported initially)?
What is the economy based on today?
Where is the population concentrated and why here?
Geographically the Panama Canal is important 鈥?why? Who uses the canal primarily today?
Demographics of Latin America
The population in Latin America is characterized by rural to urban migration. How does this affect:
Total Fertility Rate
What is population momentum?
Be able to differentiate the regions of South America: The North, the West, the Southern Cone and Brazil.
Be sure to review what we covered in the specific countries of each region.If someone answers the questions for my study guide, ill love you forever lol?
You could google pretty much all of this and quickly get your answers, instead of having someone on the internet do all your homework for you. I don't mean this to be mean or disrespectful, but it would also probably be a lot faster than waiting for someone else to look all of this up for you, and its very likely that no one is going to.
History questions 10!!!!!!! points?
1. The Bessemer process created strong, lightweight (1 point)
steel.
oil.
iron.
coal.
2. Which policy allowed businesses to operate under minimal government regulation? (1 point)
laissez-faire
protective tariffs
collective bargaining
cartels
3. Most of the immigrants processed at Angel Island were from (1 point)
Europe.
Asia.
South America.
the Caribbean.
4. With the growth of urban areas, opportunities for women (1 point)
stayed the same.
increased somewhat.
dramatically expanded.
dramatically decreased.
5. Vaudeville shows (1 point)
provided exhibitions of new technology and entertainment.
introduced a new type of motion picture.
created a style of music that would later evolve into jazz.
were a variety of musical drama, songs, and comedy.
6. After the Civil War, the South (1 point)
replaced small farms with large plantations.
farmed in many different ways.
became industrialized
shipped its raw materials to the North for processing.
7. The Battle of Wounded Knee. (1 point)
recognized Native American tribes as independent nations.
was the last conflict between Native American and the Government.
granted each Native American family a 160-acre farmstead.
improved the reservation system.
8. The Exodusters were (1 point)
Mexican Americans who fled after the Mexican-American War.
African Americans who fled the South after Reconstruction.
Chinese Americans who fled the North after the Gold Rush.
Native Americans who fled the East after the Battle of Fallen Timbers.
9. Which of the following factors contributed to the end of the open-range system? (1 point)
an increase in the price of beef
the invention of barbed wire
the development of railroads
the disappearance of big mining companies
10. In the case Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of (1 point)
Jim Crow laws.
poll taxes.
literacy tests.
grandfather clauses.History questions 10!!!!!!! points?
I can answer 6 and 7 for you.
After the Civil War the CSA (South) became industrialized AND it began shipping to the north.
The battle of wounded knee was the final battle between the US and the Indian Nations. Mostly Sioux and Cheyenne I believepermit practice test restaurants in pittsburgh
steel.
oil.
iron.
coal.
2. Which policy allowed businesses to operate under minimal government regulation? (1 point)
laissez-faire
protective tariffs
collective bargaining
cartels
3. Most of the immigrants processed at Angel Island were from (1 point)
Europe.
Asia.
South America.
the Caribbean.
4. With the growth of urban areas, opportunities for women (1 point)
stayed the same.
increased somewhat.
dramatically expanded.
dramatically decreased.
5. Vaudeville shows (1 point)
provided exhibitions of new technology and entertainment.
introduced a new type of motion picture.
created a style of music that would later evolve into jazz.
were a variety of musical drama, songs, and comedy.
6. After the Civil War, the South (1 point)
replaced small farms with large plantations.
farmed in many different ways.
became industrialized
shipped its raw materials to the North for processing.
7. The Battle of Wounded Knee. (1 point)
recognized Native American tribes as independent nations.
was the last conflict between Native American and the Government.
granted each Native American family a 160-acre farmstead.
improved the reservation system.
8. The Exodusters were (1 point)
Mexican Americans who fled after the Mexican-American War.
African Americans who fled the South after Reconstruction.
Chinese Americans who fled the North after the Gold Rush.
Native Americans who fled the East after the Battle of Fallen Timbers.
9. Which of the following factors contributed to the end of the open-range system? (1 point)
an increase in the price of beef
the invention of barbed wire
the development of railroads
the disappearance of big mining companies
10. In the case Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of (1 point)
Jim Crow laws.
poll taxes.
literacy tests.
grandfather clauses.History questions 10!!!!!!! points?
I can answer 6 and 7 for you.
After the Civil War the CSA (South) became industrialized AND it began shipping to the north.
The battle of wounded knee was the final battle between the US and the Indian Nations. Mostly Sioux and Cheyenne I believe
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