American History

American History

Introduction

It is a fact that, from the very beginning of the history, the human's lust for money and power has lead into several precarious circumstances including war. History and studies show that, during the times of war, people fought and struggle for their rights, for their freedom and for other various noble causes. According to the history, the United States of America has been involved in various wars, from the time when it was founded. Out of all wars of the America, the civil war is considered as one of the major wars of America, which had brought several changes and developments in the lives of American people. The civil war of America is also called, “the war among the States”. This war is considered as the deadliest war of the American history because unlimited citizens and large number of soldiers were affected by the war. This civil war significantly affected the social, economical and environmental conditions of the State (Donovan, et.al., 2012).

Afterwards, at the end of the civil war the reconstruction of the American society helped the citizens to bring betterment and development in the society as well as in their personal lives. During the reconstruction era, the national, state, and local politics played a major role in improving the affected society and economical conditions of the State. The proceeding paper demonstrates the revolution and the stages of reconstruction era of America after the civil war. The paper incorporates the answers of the given question which shows all the developments and the circumstances of the reconstruction era of the American society, after the period of civil war (Conlin, 2009).

Thesis Statement

The civil war of America led the State to several social, economical and political circumstances. In that situation, the reconstruction played a vital role in rebuilding and improving the American society as well as the lives of the American citizens.

Discussion

Answer No. 1

The world and the social life of the ex-slaves, after the time period of civil war, was not much different. It is because of the reason that, if the ex-slaves did get the work, they were paid much lesser than the white Americans. Most of the slaves were dependent on their masters because they did not own any property or source of their income. That is the reason that, they were supposed to work for their masters. In addition to this, the history demonstrates that, during the era of reconstruction and civil war, fight of the slaves for their freedom, ultimately converted in to the fight for their survival. The large number of slaves were unconfined from their past farms. This situation led the ex-slaves to the economical, social and cultural crisis. Furthermore, during the time period of reconstruction, the prevalent and severe poverty of the ex-slaves resulted in the form of enhanced morality rate, specifically in the children of Americans (Donovan, et.al., 2012).

Answer No. 2

Reconstruction of America after the Civil War

Reconstruction of the American society brought several changes and improvements in the ruined lives ...