As much as the American Revolution was for the Independence of our Nation, the years of 1860-1877 were equally a revolution for constitutional and social developments in the newly United states.

As much as the American Revolution was for the Independence of our Nation, the years of 1860-1877 were equally a revolution for constitutional and social developments in the newly United states. With varying opinions leading up until the dawn of the Civil War, a revolution of sorts was almost guaranteed to happen. States Rights had divided the nation since the writing of the Constitution some one hundred years ago to this period. We as a …

…the later document, "Shall not we who are freedman and have been always true to this union have the same rights as are enjoyed by Others?" The southern rebels who were once traitors were getting more power than the Freedmen who were loyal the whole time. Is this unjust or what! This period was a time for revolutionary changes and movements, and the opinions shaped during this time would shape the country for many years.