Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Reconstruction

How do you think the North should have treated the South after the Civil War?  Do you think they should have been oppressive (strict) or lenient (easy)?  Tell me why.

51 comments:

  1. Personally, I think they shouldve treated them leniently. Because back then they treated them with disrespect and improperly, which to me, I find it inadequate. I don't blame them that they treated them like enemies, heck, I would have treated them like ragdolls too if I was at war with them for 4 bloody years. However, now that the war ended we would have to end up living in the same area, and that's where I come to my conclusion, they shouldve treated them in an elegant and democratic (not to snobbish) manner.

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  2. i think that they should of been easy on them because they just took away their culture and they will not be able to make money as easy as normal as they do before the north took away slaves.

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  3. I think they should of treated them equally. I think they should of been lenient. Cause everybody should be treated equally and i think it's not really fair to them.

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  4. kevin davidson jr.April 2, 2009 at 4:10 PM

    I think they should be oppressive. The south started a war that destroyed almost everything in our society. Plus they treated people bad because of their color and always had fighting in thier culture. Even though I was born in Virginia, I think that it was wrong.

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  5. I think they should have been lenient. The North just won a hard war but the soth suffered more then the North did.

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  6. I think the north should have been easy on the south. When the north was hard on the south it started a war. Another good reason is there wouldn't have ever been a war.

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  7. I think tould of been easy because they are going to want to move to south if some thing happens to the north.

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  8. I think the North should have been kind of in between(not to harsh,but not to easy).Because if they treated the South to easy the South probably would have taken it for granted and tried to get away with everything.If the North treated them to harshly the South might have tried to rebel again.

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  9. jeffery absher marine bratApril 3, 2009 at 8:16 AM

    I think they should gone easy because the union thousands of man in the war. They should just treated them the same not yell.LAST the south can be helpful with the rebuilding.

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  10. With respect cause they put up a good fight.

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  11. i think that the north should have treated the south strict because the south still believed in slaves and they were races!!

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  12. kAyLa[AkA]mIkAyLa!!<3April 3, 2009 at 8:41 AM

    THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN NICE CUZ THEY HAD WON. THEY GOT WAT THEY WANTED WITH NO MRE SLAVES!!!<3:]

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  13. i think they shoulda kept a eye on them i wouldn't be able to trust them after the war they should be strict with the south

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  14. they should have been nice because they don t want to be treat the why the south treat them

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  15. i think they should of been nice because they went out to war for them so they should just give them that.


    ~jazmin~♥

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  16. I think they should of been easy on them because they were in the war fighting for their country. And they need respect for that.

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  17. Ayanah {AKA] YannahBooApril 3, 2009 at 8:45 AM

    i think the north should have treated the south stict so they can work harder...By YannahBoo

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  18. i think the north should've been strict with the south because so the south wouldn't gain control

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  19. that is what the south should get they deserverd it

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  20. Marshmallow(TM)(R)(marshall)April 3, 2009 at 8:53 AM

    They should have treated them equally ,because the slaves the union took away really messed up their economy.

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  21. the south should deseverve it

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  22. I think they should have been stricter, the south had no right to slaves ever. colored people are the same as white people.

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  23. they should have been oppressive because thats what the south deserves for treating the north so badly












    alissa sweet

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  24. I think the north should have been easy on them.

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  25. they should of treated them in the middle

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  26. Jazmin Pope&hearts&heartsApril 14, 2009 at 12:01 PM

    i also think that if they were going to do that they coulda went out to war by there selfs so thats another reson why i think they shoulda gave them alot of repect whe they got back form war.


    ~jazmin&hearts~

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  27. They should have treated them like a child after a bad punishment and Say "Look what you made me donow don't that again it's bad."


    :)

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  28. They could be nice if they wanted but they were not treated so great before then so yes be nice i guess.

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  29. hard because the south wanted slavery and the north did not and the south thought they could keep slavery for thier good.

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  30. both because the south won't be easy on them and u have to be a llittle stict and it's good to be a little nice so both



    trevor smith

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  31. they should be oppressive since they were in a war with their mother country

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  32. They shoulda been nice because they just won, and If they're bragging to the south and stuff, The south might get mad and bomb them or something

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  33. i think we should be nice and better 2 them.

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  34. i thind that the north should have gone lenient because everyone is in pain and hard work during reconstruction. and then be mean but the amendments.


    ~ janae

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  35. better and we should not still from them.

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  36. alissa - i disagree because what the do to the south do to the north?
    nothing. so why be oppressive? blogme.



    ~ janae

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  37. they should have been strict because the south started the war and seceded.

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  38. they should have been strict because after all the destruction to their own homes and all the lost lives in the war i don't think they deserved to be treated easily. i say they would have to earn everything back instead of the north giving them a break. not to mention the slaves. they treated slaves so badly and lied to them so much that i don't think i'd ever take it easy on the south

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  39. strict because they could revolt or treat slaves worse then they were alredy being treated

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  40. Olivia Saunders :)April 28, 2009 at 9:31 AM

    I think that they should have treated them with respect because they believed that they should have slaves. it took a lot out of them to do that.
    So, if I was in the North I would have respect for them and try to make friends with them, just kidding I could never ever EVER be friends with someone that believes people are like animals, because they are not.


    <3

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  41. I THINK THE NORTH SHOULD BE EASY ON THE SOUTH BECAUSE I THINK THE SOUTH BEEN THREW A LOT LIKE BEING SLAVES.

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  42. i think they have been mean in the south




    :)

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  43. I agree with tayler. I think the north should of treated the south lenient.
    If you where the south you would want the same thing you would want
    the north to go easy on you. So.......Yah.

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  44. i think should of been treated equally thats is it

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  45. Strict because you do not want to be easy on someone who was just your worst enemy.

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  46. i think they should have been strict

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  47. I agree with Elisa. I think the north felt sorry for the south so they were easy on them.

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  48. joannabeth spencerApril 28, 2009 at 2:52 PM

    they should have been easy because if they were strict we would be angry at them.

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  49. they should've treated them in the middle

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  50. JaQuAn WaTsOn{AkA}LiL LiTeMay 13, 2009 at 7:27 PM

    I THINK THEY SHOULD TREATED THEM STRICT SO THEY WONT GAIN CONTROL AND THEY DESERVE WAT THEY GET

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  51. I agree with qaun they should be strict so they can get all they deserve

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