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Consequences of the war and period of Reconstruction - Coggle Diagram
Consequences of the war and period of Reconstruction
The South
Social consequences
Shortages of basic commodities, inflation and impressment had a demoralising
There was no slave revolt, many slaves fled their plantations whenever it was safe to do so.
Confederate and state governments, local and town authorities, plus private charities and wealthy individuals became involved in huge relief efforts
Economic consequences
One of the main economic consequences for the south was that they economy was based on agriculture , and that work was made by the slaves, so if they lose the slaves the loe money .
State governments played an important economic role. Most tried to regulate the distribution of scarce goods, such as salt
In 1863 a law required all blockade-runners to carry, as at least one-third of their cargo, cotton out and war supplies in.
The North
Social consequences
Federals employed over two million soldiers, while the confederacy mustered close to 900,000. By the end of the war, the union had over 700 navy, while the confederacy had almost none.
Wives of ordinary farmers had to work even longer hours to provide enough food for their families. Because all the prices went up with the war.
There was no slave revolt, many slaves fled their plantations whenever it was safe to do so.
Economic consequences
While the South struggled with the agony of defeat, the North enjoyed the fruits of victory. The demise of the slave power and its antebellum political alignments not only strengthened the federal government it shifted political power into the hands of the victorious Republicans.
Economic factors not only played a large role in bringing about the war, they also had a huge role in determining who won the war.
"The Beards were right in their claim that the Civil War was part of a “revolution” that already well underway in the Northern states when war broke out"- ( Essential civil war curriculum)
Politic consecuences
The Reconstruction era redefined U.S. citizenship and expanded the franchise, changed the relationship between the federal government and the governments of the states, and highlighted the differences between political and economic democracy
Some long-term effects that occurred after the Civil War were the abolishment of slavery, the formation of blacks' rights, industrialization and new innovations