Civil War Benefits

The costs of the Civil War included over 630,000 American lives lost, destruction and damage to lands and cities in the South, and total economic costs of the war estimated to be $6,190,000,000. By the end of the war, the South faced reconstruction both economically and culturally. A majority of Southern towns were destroyed and had hardly enough money to rebuild.
The Civil War led to a boom in manufacturing, developments in communication, increase in railroad use and eventually an Industrial Revolution. Additionally, the war was a turning point for the nation that allowed the U.S. to grow stronger and become united. The unity of a nation is important and America demonstrated to the world how a country could withstand secession. Furthermore, the Civil War emphasised the strength of the democracy. The Civil War became the first step toward a United States without slavery. Although the costs of the war were devastating, its benefits that were only fully noticeable long after it ended, paved the way for a stronger nation and helped form the nation today.
Several ways in which the Civil War could have been avoided would have been if Lincoln was never elected president, because the Southern states did not support him. The war could have also been avoided if slavery was legal in new
Additionally, the war was a turning point for the nation that allowed the U.S. to grow stronger and become united. The unity of a nation is important and America demonstrated to the world how a country could withstand secession. Furthermore, the Civil War emphasised the strength of the democracy. The Civil War became the first step toward a United States without slavery. Although the costs of the war were devastating, its benefits that were only fully noticeable long after it ended, paved the way for a stronger nation and helped form the nation