(Answered):History Homework 47 . . . .

Question Description

Homework: Was Reconstruction a Failure?

Directions: Complete the reading listed below. Then type out your answers to the questions. You should submit your answers to Canvass and be prepared to discuss your answers to these questions in class on the day they are due.

Readings:

• Stamp, “The Era of Reconstruction, 1865-1877”
• Foner, “The Odds Against the Success of Reconstruction Were Great”
• Hollitz, CH1, “Historians and Textbooks: The “Story” of Reconstruction”
• Documents: 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments to Constitution

The Question:
The Era of Reconstruction lasted from just over a decade, from the end of the Civil War in 1865 to 1877. This time period was an