HIST 2057 Chapter : History 2057
Document Summary
Outcomes of reconstruction: 1877 end of reconstruction. Political: former 11 confederate states are back in the us, federal governments power was not reduced, the democrats are back in charge of the south and will stay in control for about the next 100 years. Racial-freedom, 13th amendment, 14th amendment, 15th amendment, black participation in politics, south will soon take rights away again from the blacks. Railroad, government makes a deal that they will get a big chunk of free land on both sides of the tracks to do as they please. Government also keeps the tax on imports really high to protect domestically managed goods. Changes big business brought: business on a national scale: businesses develop the ability to sell nationally. Vertical: in order to insure the liability in your product, you must own every aspect of it, from top to bottom. Horizontal: horizontal: means that you want to take over your competitors: rise of factory: factory replaced local artisan.
