Then and Now Connections

The impact of the Civil War led to the emancipation of slaves and the abolition of slavery. The effects of the war led to the south’s bitter feelings and the Ku Klux Klan, also known as the KKK.
Other effects included inflation, after that, money was not worth as much as it was before. The Nation was reunited and the southern states were not allowed to secede. The South was placed under military rule and divides into military districts.southern states then had to apply for readmission to the Union. The federal government proved itself supreme over the states. Essentially this was a war over states rights and federalism and the victor was the power of the national government. Slavery was effectively ended, while slavery was not officially outlawed until the passage of the 13th amendment the slaves were set free upon the end of the war. Reconstruction the plan to build America after the war,began. Industrialism began as a result of the increase in wartime production and the development of new technologies
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