Constitutional and social developments amounted to a revolution in many respects. The time period 1860-1877 was an era of reconstruction and constant development for the United States. Constitutional and social development was predominantly based around the debate over African American's rights and state's rights. These issues were the main cause of the civil war and remained the debate at hand after the north defeated the south. During this period, the ambiguity of the constitution was being perceived in differently. The power struggle for state's rights and those of African American…
