HS 132 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Equal Protection Clause, White Supremacy, Sharecropping
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Reconstruction: the north and south coming together after the civil war. The main battle was fought over keeping slavery. Lincolns main concern was bringing the country back together. Radical republicans wanted to punish the south. Potential progress blocked by: democratic control of the south, kkk, northern indifference. Freedmans bureau: create education, land, and homes for the abolished slaves. Womens petitions were created by: cady stanton, susan b. anthony- womens loyal. First united states government (usg) aid to the individuals/some whites and women were involved in social issues. Government sells land to south carolina and georgia. This land was too large for freed slaves to afford. People began to devote time and money for schools. New englanders, quakers, and women began to move to southern states. Slavery began to come to an end in the 18th century. Believed in states rights-those who had a southern background. Believed in white supremacy- was not interested in helping black slaves.
