destroyed, crops were gone, and lives would never be the same again. It

wouldn't be until years after the war that people would get their lives back on

track. Whites in the south now hated the blacks and still think they are

The process of rebuilding that followed the American Civil War was

known as reconstruction. The war left a set of pressing questions concerning

with what to do with the South. These questions involved the relationship

with the former Confederate states and the Union; the type of punishment that

should be imposed on the ones responsible for the rebellion; the status of the

freed slaves and how to restore the South's economy. President Lincoln,

President Johnson and the Radical Republicans each had their own plans.

Lincoln started thinking about reconstruction as early as 1

free was granted. All the former slaves moved up north to try to find jobs, but

even taxes were absent. The economy was also horrible. Money had little

because most of them couldn't read or write.

they killed off the Native Americans, and would later give them reservations.

for most of them it was disappointing to see that they couldn't find work

value, and even if someone wanted to sell their land, no one could buy it.

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