Yes! We created a great alliance from them!
<span>Mountains made this region difficult to access.</span>
Backlash and rebellion from colonists which led to the American Revolution.
<span>The lives of African-Americans changed significantly between 1865-1905. After the end of the Civil War, the era of Reconstruction started. Reconstruction would last from 1865-1877. This era resulted in constitutional amendments that would help protect the newly freed slaves. This includes the 14th and 15th amendment.These laws gave citizenship to African-Americans and gave African-American men the right to vote.
However, after the Compromise of 1877 was passed, the era of Reconstruction was over. Since the federal government was no longer monitoring the south, southern governments create black codes which stopped African-Americans from enjoying the freedoms promised to them in the Constitution. This lack of freedom would last until 1905 and really up until the 1950's. </span>