Reconstruction, in U.S. history, the period (1865–77) that followed the American Civil War and during which attempts were made to redress the inequities of slavery and its political, social, and economic legacy and to solve the problems arising from the readmission to the Union of the 11 states that had seceded at
He felt that if congress couldn't solve the slavery issue, than the people could. However, the people, like John Brown, went to far, and (with his little army) ended up killing about 200 people who were in favor of slavery.
<span>(1) The United States had acquired colonies in the Pacific region. Such states were like Cuba that gained independence in 1902, and Puerto Rico that the USA refused to relinquish. The canals primary goal was to facilitate the movement of merchant ships across the continents.</span>
