Describe three revolutionary measures put into place during Reconstruction and explain why they failed. Historians used to characterize Reconstruction as a "failure." Now historians sometimes use the terms "unfinished revolution" or a "half-finished revolution." Which term do you think most accurately describes Reconstruction in terms of what the North attempted to accomplish in Southern society, and its results?

Describe three revolutionary measures put into place during Reconstruction and explain why they failed. Historians used to characterize Reconstruction as a "failure." Now historians sometimes use the terms "unfinished revolution" or a "half-finished revolution." Which term do you think most accurately describes Reconstruction in terms of what the North attempted to accomplish in Southern society, and its results?