Reconstruction Era
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- noun
- /ˌriːkənˈstrʌkʃən ˈɛrə/
- US
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Era de la Reconstrucción
- Given its origin in the Reconstruction Era, the clause has its most historic use when the government is alleged to have acted on an invidious basis such as race.
And then came Cruickshank, the most pivotal of all Reconstruction Era court decisions.
- And then came Cruickshank, the most pivotal of all Reconstruction Era court decisions.
- But they're there for life and they've always been political hell in the Reconstruction Era.
Examples
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He thinks the Reconstruction Era did not deeply hurt American Indians and Blacks.
Blog text (21) -
And then came Cruickshank, the most pivotal of all Reconstruction Era court decisions.
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This pattern was typical of Florida in the post-Reconstruction era.
Academic text (1992) -
In 1874, near the end of the Reconstruction Era, Congress amended the Articles of War.
Academic text (2018) -
The lynching of whites continued in the post-Reconstruction era, but in much smaller numbers.
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The Reconstruction Era was a significant time when the southern states were reintegrated into the Union after the Civil War.
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During the Reconstruction Era, many laws were enacted to address the rights of freedmen and integrate them into society.
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Historians note that the policies established during the Reconstruction Era had long-lasting impacts on American politics and society.
Synonyms
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A period after the American Civil War when southern states were brought back into the United States
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The period after the Civil War in the United States from 1865 to 1877 when southern states rejoined the Union
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'period of political/social restructuring' is directly and compositionally derived from 'Reconstruction' (time of political and social restructuring) + 'era' (a span of time), following standard noun + noun naming patterns. A B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand it denotes the time when reconstruction occurred, although they may not know the specific US historical dates or detailed context without additional cultural knowledge.
Etymology
Reconstruction Era comes from reconstruction, meaning 'building again', and era, meaning 'a time period' after the Civil War. So the name refers to the years 1865 to 1877 when the South was rebuilt and brought back into the United States.