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Assignment #16
SECTION A
Ultimately, I believe that Abraham Lincoln made the right decision, regardless of the war
conflicts and disagreements that were occurring. He stood up for all people, including those who
were African American slaves, seeing them as human beings who needed saving from the
horrors of slavery. I think I figured that if he were to end slavery, that soon people would
acknowledge the horrible things about it and agree with his position. In some instances, I think it
depends on the situation whether or not we should back down on an argument or fight for it.
With an issue such as slavery and human rights, this is something that should never be backed
away from at the expense of suffering of other people. Lincoln knew exactly what he was doing
and he tried to save the people who were going through slaver continually without ways for
attaining freedom. Sometimes as the President of United States, important yet controversial
decisions much be made for the benefit of the entire country.
SECTION B
One of the struggles that the South faced after the civil war included the destruction of
their railroads, an aspect that was used for transportation and sending goods to other locations in
the country. Some of the roads were burned up after the war and were not able to be repaired
easily or cheaply. The South feared whether or not they would ever be able to be invited back
into the Union or if they would be considered territories that were conquered, or rather equals to
the states up north despite their fighting. Apart from this, the South struggled with providing
complete human rights as they continued to ensure that African Americans were not truly free.
Black codes were one example of how the South tried to limit these newly attained freedoms.
When the Reconstruction Act was passed in 1867, this dissolved some of the government
establishments in the South in which the black codes had to be abolished and the Fourteenth
Amendment had to be ratified. Reconstruction impacted the African-American community in
many ways. For one, as mentioned before, black codes were abolished which led to more
African-Americans finally having freedom. This allowed for African-Americans to also become

a part of democratic participation and voting, where some became representatives within the
American government. It is amazing to think of how this would have changed everything for
African-Americans, knowing that they were finally recognized in society as full citizens of the
United States.
SECTION C
After the assassination of President Lincoln, the American people were in sh...