<span>It started out as a great idea:
The war had liberated nearly four million slaves and destroyed the region's cities, towns, and plantation-based economy.
It left former slaves and many whites dislocated from their homes, facing starvation, and owning only the clothes they wore.
The challenge of establishing a new social order, founded on freedom and racial equality, was enormous.
The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands (usually referred
to as the Freedmen's Bureau) was a U.S. federal government agency that
aided distressed refugees of the American Civil War.
The Freedman's Bureau Bill, which created the Freedman's Bureau, was
initiated by President Abraham Lincoln and intended to last for one year
after the end of the Civil War.
Passed on March 3, 1865, by Congress to aid former slaves through
education, health care, and employment, it became a key agency during
Reconstruction, assisting freedmen (freed ex-slaves) in the South.
The Bureau was part of the United States Department of War.
Headed by Union Army General Oliver O. Howard, the Bureau was operational from June 1865 to December 1868.
It was later disbanded under Lincoln's successor, President Andrew Johnson.
The Freedman's Bureau spent $17,000 to help establish homes and
distribute food, established 4,000 schools and 100 hospitals for former
slaves.
This Bureau also helped freedmen find new jobs.
At the end of the war, the Bureau's main role was providing emergency
food, housing, and medical aid to refugees, though it also helped
reunite families.
Later, it focused its work on helping the freedmen adjust to their conditions of freedom.
Its main job was setting up work opportunities and supervising labor contracts.
On the negative side, it soon became, in effect, a military court that handled legal issues.
By 1866, it was attacked by former Confederate leaders for organizing blacks against their former masters.
Although some of their subordinate agents were unscrupulous or
incompetent, the majority of local Bureau agents were hindered in
carrying out their duties by the opposition of former Confederates, the
lack of a military presence to enforce their authority, and an excessive
amount of paperwork.
You can read more about it here:
http://www.archives.gov/research/african...
http://afroamhistory.about.com/cs/recons...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedmens_B...</span>
Puritans also A more famous group of these early Puritans had also settled in New England pilgrim's.
In the early 17th century, thousands of English Puritans settled in North America, mainly in New England. Puritans were generally members of the Church of England who believed the Church of England was insufficiently reformed, retaining too much of its Roman Catholic doctrinal roots, and who therefore opposed royal ecclesiastical policy under Elizabeth I of England, James I of England, and Charles I of England. Most Puritans were "non-separating Puritans", meaning they did not advocate setting up separate congregations distinct from the Church of England; a small minority of Puritans were "separating Puritans" who advocated setting up congregations outside the Church. One Separatist group, the Pilgrims, established the Plymouth Colony in 1620. Non-separating Puritans played leading roles in establishing the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1629, the Connecticut Colony in 1636, and the New Haven Colony in 1638. The Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations was established by settlers expelled from the Massachusetts Bay Colony because of their unorthodox religious opinions. Puritans were also active in New Hampshire before it became a crown colony in 1691.
Most Puritans who migrated to North America came in the decade 1630-1640 in what is known as the Great Migration. See the main articles on each of the colonies for information on their political and social history; this article focuses on the religious history of the Puritans in North America.
Andrew Carnegie used Social Darwinism by pitting workers against each other, and firing employees who didn't perform to his expectations. He was a huge believer in Laissez Faire Capitalism (Which is French for 'leave alone') which in its truest form is industry without government intervention. He used Social Darwinism against other companies. :)
The War on Terror changed many procedures regarding how countries deal with individuals accused of terrorism. Most of these individuals are viewed as enemy combatants. This designation removes said individuals from the protections of the Geneva Convention. They are not entitled to a speedy trial and do not have access to the civil courts and justice system. Most of these individuals are indefinitely detained. Those opposed to these policies argue for the importance of humane treatment of prisoners and due process.
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