American civil war By:
Social
Economic
In the North (Union)
In the South (Confederates)
In the North (Union)
In the South (Confederates)
Reconstruction
Consequences
Their economic and industrial capacity exploted
The efforts by the goverment to help black Americans move forward, violence was on the rise. One of the most ruthless organisations was the Ku Klux Klan or KKK, witch was formed by Confederate veterans (South)
Lost massive amounts of wealth as farm lands were destroyed during the war.
Freight increased from 2.16 billion per mile to 7.48 and 16.06 billion in 1865, 1873 and 1881.
The railroad connected the industrial North to the agricultural and plains in the West.
The North became an industrial giant.
Soon after the passing of the 13th Amendment, southern states had enforced Black Codes that detailed when, where and how formerly enslaved people could work, and for how much compensation.
Wealthy plantation owners lost wealth when slaves, being part of their property, were freed.
The railroad mileage doubled between 1865 and 1873 and further increased by an additional 50% between 1873 and 1881.
Lost of slaves were freed so the products didn`t were exported as much
North
South
Slavery apart, the North was not more egalitarian than the South. In 1860 the wealthiest 10 per cent of Northerners owned 68 per cent of the wealth: these figures were almost identical in the South.
Since the end of the war in 1865, no more states tried to secede; the union did not perish, the northern victory has preserved it as a nation.
The northern politicians had pushed forth various laws to help African-Americans to advance in society.
In every state, African Americans formed the overwhelming majority of Southern Republican voters.
From the beginning of Reconstruction, Black conventions and newspapers throughout the South had called for the extension of full civil and political rights to African Americans.
Several postwar amendments to the Constitution were proposed, which primarily cater to the fate of the emancipated slaves.
After the war, many African-Americans started to be involved in politics.
After the war, many northerners supported the civil rights of African-Americans, enabling their participation in politics. For instance, Hiram Rhodes, an African-American from Mississippi, took over Jefferson Davis seat.
Many scholars believe that the Union won because of overwhelming numbers, what one scholar has called 'the heaviest battalions.' There is truth to the North'spreponderance of strength. Federals employed over two million soldiers, while the Confederacy mustered close to 900,000
Reconstruction governments established the South’s first state-funded public school systems, sought to strengthen the bargaining power of plantation labourers, made taxation more equitable, and outlawed racial discrimination in public transportation and accommodations.
