From 1863 to 1877, President Abraham Lincoln divided the South in many ways. Due to the government's attempts to give equal rights and voting privileges to freed blacks, white supremacy groups such as the Ku Klux Klan was created, and black codes were created, which caused the Republicans to discontinue the South’s reconstruction. Because of these actions, the Reconstruction of the South was not successful.
As a beginning effort in the Reconstruction of the South, the government made many political efforts to change the South’s economy. In 1867, the Fourteenth Amendment was passed, which allowed African American males the right to vote (Howard University). However, many white supremacy groups, such as the Ku Klux Klan, rose up in protest to the government's actions and terrorized many African Americans from voting for the Republicans in elections. In the duration of the Reconstruction period, many African American men were elected into office, such as Hiram Revels of Mississippi, who was elected to the U.S. Senate (Digital History). Although the government actually produced results to improve the economy, the government reverted back to all white men in 1870. Although the government had made an effort to create laws to allow African Americans equality and voting…show more content… Before the end of the Civil War, the South’s economy was mainly based on the work of its slaves. However, after the Thirteenth Amendment was passed, the South lost all of its slaves, causing its economy to fall to pieces. Many black people voted for Republicans in hope of getting better jobs, an education for their children, and the right to own land. However, as the years progressed, the newly-elected Republicans lost sight of the original plan for Reconstruction and failed to fulfill these wishes. Even though the government attempted to fix the economy of the South, its economy still became broken and
