Reconstruction Era

history

The term scallywag civil war refers to a derogatory label used in the United States during the 19th century, particularly in the context of the American Civil War, to describe w...

history

The American Civil War concluded in the spring of 1865 through a combination of military surrenders, political decisions, and social upheaval. Its end did not come with a single...

history-politics

After the Civil War, Reconstruction aimed to rebuild the Union and secure rights for freedpeople, yet many Southern states and localities systematically resisted those efforts....

history-and-social-sciences

A scalawag is a term that originated in the United States to describe white Southerners who supported Reconstruction policies after the Civil War and allied with freed Black cit...

history-and-policy

The Compromise of 1877 was an unwritten political deal that resolved the disputed 1876 presidential election and withdrew federal troops from the South. By ending Reconstruction...

history-governance

Ulysses S. Grant served as the 18th President of the United States from 1869 to 1877, spanning two elected terms that shaped Reconstruction and federal policy in post-Civil War...

history

Carpetbaggers were Northerners who moved to the Southern United States during the Reconstruction era after the Civil War. The term originally referred to travelers carrying chea...

history

The Wade–Davis Bill was introduced in July 1864 by Radical Republicans Senator Benjamin Wade and Representative Henry Winter Davis as a response to growing concerns that Presi...

United States History

In July 1864, President Abraham Lincoln declined to sign the Wade–Davis Bill, instead using a pocket veto after Congress adjourned. The bill, introduced by Radical Republicans...

history-politics

The compromise that ended Reconstruction refers to the informal political agreement in 1877 that resolved the disputed 1876 presidential election and withdrew federal troops fro...