Although no unified definition exists, there is broad agreement on three components of empathy (Decety, Jackson 2004): 1  An affective response to another person. This response often entails sharing that person's emotional state, but not always.  A cognitive capacity to take the perspective of the other person.
The Reconstruction Era: 1865-1877. After the Civil War, the Union embarked on a journey known as Reconstruction. During this period, the country struggled with efforts to readmit the southern states into the Union. These flashcards review some of the main people, places, and events of this time period.
Reconstruction was the period following the Civil War in which the national government attempted to reintegrate the Southern states that had formed the Confederacy back into the United States.From 1865, when the war ended, until 1877, the national government worked to establish order in the South.ourteenth Amendment. Incensed over the Black Codes, Congress began its own Reconstruction in 1866. The Fourteenth Amendment, ratified on July 9, 1868, was an essential part of this period. This Amendment made anyone born in the United States a citizen of the nation and his state.