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  1. Reconstruction era - Wikipedia

    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 of slavery and …

  2. Reconstruction | Definition, Summary, Timeline & Facts | Britannica

    Dec 1, 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 legacy and to …

  3. Reconstruction - Civil War End, Changes & Act of 1867 | HISTORY

    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 into the United …

  4. What was the Reconstruction Era and what challenges did it address ...

    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 legal, social, and political …

  5. Reconstruction | Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

    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 cowboys, …

  6. Reconstruction - U.S. National Park Service

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

  7. Reconstruction [ushistory.org]

    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 Southern whites, …

  8. Reconstruction: A Resource Guide - Library of Congress

    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 from the …

  9. America's Reconstruction: People and Politics After the Civil War

    Reconstruction, one of the most turbulent and controversial eras in American history, began during the Civil War and ended in 1877. It witnessed America's first experiment in interracial democracy.

  10. national Reconstruction politics, and placed the activities and aspirations of blacks at the center stage of the drama in the South. President Johnson was now portrayed as a stubborn, racist politician, …