Reconstruction

After the civil war ended in 1865, reconstruction began. All slaves were finally freed because of the 13th amendment. Other amendments were passed such as: the 14th amendment which gave black americans citizenship and the 15th amendment had made it illegal to deny someone the right to vote based on race. To enforce the new laws, northern went south to help freedmen and reconstruction; also known as carpetbaggers. Many people resisted in the south, so it was difficult to carry out the new ideas of reconstruction.

Northern neglect was one of the reasons that had ended reconstruction. The north grew tired of trying to get the south to help freedmen. The north grew tired of trying to get the south to help. The north started to focus on their own concerns; which was the loss of millions of jobs. Southern resistance also had a big impact on the end of reconstruction. The kkk is made up of ordinary people. They threatened and killed anybody who supported freedmen and reconstruction. They even intimidated people as they vote.

Southern resistance was what had caused the end of reconstruction in 1877. They threatened freedmen, carpetbaggers, and scalawags. The south resisted so much; the north could not support reconstruction any longer. The kkk was constantly killing people who favored reconstruction, and the north was losing hope. The klan wanted to end reconstruction and stop african americans from joining the white society. They killed people in public to show they would not back down, and the resistance from these people made reconstruction a struggling task.