Reconstruction.

After the Civil War, the United States entered an era of complete pandemonium. After the long and arduous war, the country was lead into a more grueling reconstruction. Different beliefs and backgrounds became an obstacle along with opposing ideas upon what to do with this "new" country. New amendments to the Constitution were necessary to ensure equality among all men. With all of these predicaments in the way, one could only wish for a success. …

…reconstruction was in fact a failure. Yet a successful reconstruction would have been almost unachievable. Considering all of the chaos in the United States at the time, it was difficult to maintain the normal way of life, never mind trying to recreate a new one. Different problems like opposing perspectives did not help either. After one hundred and fifty years, everything eventually evened out and things have returned to the sanity that they should be.