The purpose of the Reconstruction Acts, passed in the aftermath of the American Civil War, was to reintegrate the Southern states into the Union and to establish civil rights for freed slaves. Enacted in 1867, these acts mandated military oversight of Southern states, requiring them to draft new constitutions guaranteeing African American male suffrage. The Reconstruction era aimed to rebuild the South’s economy, address the social disparities resulting from slavery, and fundamentally transform the political landscape. Despite initial successes, Resistance from white southerners and federal withdrawal ended Reconstruction, leading to the implementation of Jim Crow laws and lasting racial segregation.