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Period 7: Civil War and Reconstruction 1860 - 1877 (jan 1, 1860 – apr 1, 1877)

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Enduring Understanding: Radical Reconstruction responded to the failures of Presidential Reconstruction by passing laws and Constitutional amendments to protect African-Americans’ rights. Although this was initially successful and led to increased African-American political participation, Reconstruction eventually failed due to white supremacist violence, Southern resistance to Republican control, and Northern weariness with supervising the South.

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jan 1, 1860
apr 1, 1877
~ 17 years