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Overview
Reconstruction is guide Number 14 of the 24 SparkNotes guides for studying American History
. It discusses the competing plans for rebuilding the South and the failures of these reforms when they were undertaken from 1865–1877. This study guide is preceded by our guide for The Civil War and followed by our The Gilded Age guide.Read features in the SparkNotes guide to Reconstruction including Context for the intended reforms and a discussion of the impact of the Radical Republicans during the period.
