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American Revolution Dbq

DBQ Essay

Thesis:

Between 1860 and 1877 there were many changes both socially and in legislation
which represented a revolution of sorts due to the fact that the changing ideas and
attitudes of people reached Congress and caused alterations to be made in the
Constitution, the very foundation of this country.

Constitutionally:

* The Civil Rights Act of 1866 redefined what it was to be a black in America.
* The legislative changes allowed blacks to move from being the underlings in a country
based on servitude, to at least on paper having some of the same opportunities as whites.
* The federal government did not previously think it was their place to grant black
suffrage.

Socially:

* Blacks in post-Civil War America felt that the union owed them and they began to
expect to be treated differently and protected by the union which they had served so well.
* White southerners for the most part only felt more aggression and animosity than ever......


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Approximate Word Count: 315
Approximate Pages: 2 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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