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When the American Civil War ended in 1865, the country faced the huge challenge of rebuilding and healing after four years of bitter war. Cities of the war torn South had to be rebuilt, and the rights of former slaves needed to be protected. Find out about the successes and failures of the trying Reconstruction period of American history.
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Reconstruction - Susan S. Wittman
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 The Civil War Ends
Chapter 2 Lincoln Begins Reconstruction
Chapter 3 Political Tug-of-War
Chapter 4 Radical Republicans Take Charge
Chapter 5 The South Rebels
Chapter 6 The End of Reconstruction
Glossary
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Critical Thinking Using the Common Core
Index
CHAPTER 1
THE CIVIL WAR ENDS
It was the morning of April 9, 1865. A defining moment in U.S. history had just occurred. Confederate General Robert E. Lee had surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant. Lee’s surrender ended the U.S. Civil War that had lasted for more than four years. The Confederate Army had been overpowered. Lee knew his troops could not continue fighting. The generals met in Appomattox Court House, Virginia. For nearly two hours, General Grant wrote the terms of surrender, which both generals signed. The Civil War was over.
The Union and the Confederate States of America had been fighting since 1861. The Civil War started when 11 Southern
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