What positive changes occurred for blacks during the reconstruction years? in what ways were the positive changes accomplished by reconstruction diminished over time?

The country changed significantly during the Civil War, and it continued to change during the years of Reconstruction. This was particularly true for Black people. Several things improved for them during these years. Slavery ended with the Civil War, and three amendments were passed that protected their rights (the thirteenth, the fourteenth and the fifteenth). These were positive steps towards racial equality. However, these benefits diminished over time. Enforcement was extremely difficult, especially in areas that were reluctant to adopting them. Moreover, black people remained poor and uneducated, which made them targets for abuse. White supremacists were also a significant force that complicated racial equality.

During Reconstruction years, many positive changes occurred for blacks.

With the victory of the Union in the Civil War, slavery was finally abolished in the United States through the incorporation of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. In addition, two other amendments were incorporated: the Fourteenth Amendment, which granted American citizenship to African Americans; and the Fifteenth Amendment, which granted them the right to vote.

These rights were effective only until the end of the Reconstruction in 1877, that is, for 12 years. In 1877 the Democrats regained control of the American South, beginning to restrain these rights again through poll tests that limited the right to vote of blacks, and different forms of precarious work that closely resembled slavery itself.

1) the taiping rebellion was prompted from 1850-1864 and waged against the ruling of machu qing dynasty. the rebellion was caused by hong xiuquan and class differences, later leading to a radical change in social and economic structure.

3) karl marx, a believer of the principle of socialism, believed that the working class would have to free themselves from the exploitation of industrialists by establishing a radical socialist classless society where all industries and   property are owned by the state.

5) as indians revolt gained power, people found additional reasons to protest against the british rule. princely families joined the uprising due to changes to the inheritance law which made adopted children ineligible to assume the throne. this was an attempt by the british to control royal succession in the princely states that were nominally independent from the british.

the answer to number 5 is fort sumter