<P> The Reconstruction era was the period from 1863 to 1877 in American history . The term has two applications : the first applies to the complete history of the entire country from 1865 to 1877 following the American Civil War ; the second , to the attempted transformation of the 11 ex-Confederate states from 1863 to 1877 , as directed by Congress . Reconstruction ended the remnants of Confederate nationalism and ended slavery , making the newly free slaves citizens with civil rights apparently guaranteed by three new Constitutional amendments . Three visions of Civil War memory appeared during Reconstruction : the reconciliationist vision , which was rooted in coping with the death and devastation the war had brought ; the white supremacist vision , which included terror and violence ; and the emancipationist vision , which sought full freedom , citizenship , and Constitutional equality for African Americans . </P>
<P> The Reconstruction era was the period from 1863 to 1877 in American history . The term has two applications : the first applies to the complete history of the entire country from 1865 to 1877 following the American Civil War ; the second , to the attempted transformation of the 11 ex-Confederate states from 1863 to 1877 , as directed by Congress . Reconstruction ended the remnants of Confederate nationalism and ended slavery , making the newly free slaves citizens with civil rights apparently guaranteed by three new Constitutional amendments . Three visions of Civil War memory appeared during Reconstruction : the reconciliationist vision , which was rooted in coping with the death and devastation the war had brought ; the white supremacist vision , which included terror and violence ; and the emancipationist vision , which sought full freedom , citizenship , and Constitutional equality for African Americans . </P>
during which years did the reconstruction of the south take place
during which years did the reconstruction of the south take place
from 1863 to 1877
from 1863 to 1877