On Friday our block 4 class was getting ready for our test that we are going to take on Tuesday. I was thinking in my head about all this stuff we have learned about the reconstruction and how it affects our lives today. Like what if the south really did win the Civil War, how would our lives be different? One thing i think would of happened is slavery would still be around today. The Fourteeth Amendment would of never been thought of, because the south would be in charge.
We would not have the Freedman's Bureau which congress established in March of 1865. If you do not know what that is, that was aid to freed people and it helped African Americans adjust to freedom. The Freedman's Bureau helped African Americans by building schools in their community and also taught blacks how to read and write. Another thing is how would the country be?
One thing is we would not of been having a black person running for president. The country would probably be ran by a white slave owner. How would the government pick who is running for president if the south won the Civil War? Would they pick a person for their political ability or who ever had the most slaves and power.
Another thing is we would not have a big immigration problem, if the south won the Civil War because the country would have slaves. The country would not need cheap labor from European countries or Mexico. If the south won I think our country would just be made up of black and white people. We would not have Asians, Middle Eastern , or European people in the United States.
So that is some of the things i thought about when i was sitting in Mrs. Garbers class on Friday. How different things would of been if the south won the Civil War. How not diverse the country would be. So anytime you think things are bad just think if the south won the Civil War.
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what an awesome blog. i like how you visualize what will happen if the Southern has won the Civil War. Yeah, things will be very different today if that was the case. We will probably still have slavery and segregation! And for the upcoming election, Barack Obama would not be running for president. Yes, things will be different and i agree, the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments wouldn't be created. And blacks will still be inferior.
i have to say that your blog was really good. i liked how you actually imagined what would happen to the union if the south would have won the war. we'll still have slavery today! there would be a second civil war.
I liked how you took a different approach towards your blog. The fact that you told what would happend if the south won was really good. I have nothing bad to say about your blog. Great Blog!!!
This was a very insightful blog. You took the civil war, and viewed it in a completely different way. This opened up many more topics of discussion on the subject
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