The Reconstruction era was a period in US history that followed the American Civil War (1861–1865) and was dominated by the legal, social, and political challenges of the abolition …

Oct 11, 2025 · Reconstruction, the period (1865–77) after the American Civil War during which attempts were made to redress the inequities of slavery and its political, social, and economic …

Oct 29, 2009 · Reconstruction (1865-1877), the turbulent era following the Civil War, was the effort to reintegrate Southern states from the Confederacy and 4 million newly-freed people …

Jan 29, 2024 · Reconstruction (1865-1877), the period that followed the American Civil War, is perhaps the most controversial era in American history.

Feb 12, 2025 · The Reconstruction era is commonly dated from 1865 to 1877, a tumultuous period in American history after the Civil War that ended with the withdrawal of federal troops …

Nov 4, 2024 · The Reconstruction era followed the American Civil War and dealt with the reintegration of the eleven former Confederate states into the Union. It also addressed the …

The period of Presidential Reconstruction lasted from 1865 to 1867. Andrew Johnson, as Lincoln's successor, proposed a very lenient policy toward the South. He pardoned most …

In the twelve years after the Civil War—the era of Reconstruction—there were massive changes in American culture, economy, and politics. These were the years of the "Old West," of …

December 8: President Lincoln announces the Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction. It offers pardon and restoration of property -- except slaves -- to Confederates who swear …

Reconstruction—the effort to restore southern states to the Union and to redefine African Americans’ place in American society—began before the Civil War ended.