Reconstruction

          The effects that the Reconstruction had on former slaves were that they were now United States citizens and they now could vote, go to school, and get jobs that paid money. Since black men were now able to vote, they were now able to run for sheriff and government positions. They had many more opportunities that they never had before with this new law. But with this law white people did not approve of it and it had many effect from it like northern soldiers were positioned in the South to enforce the Reconstruction laws. The soldiers were there to make sure blacks could vote in elections, be treated fairly in jobs and court, and go to school and also prevent attacks by southern whites. They were better off after the Reconstruction than they were before the civil war because there wasn’t as much discrimination and the slaves were treated fairly.