After the American Civil War more than just a divided nation needed to be reunited. The states of the Confederacy had been broken. The destruction of their economy was total. From the insolvency of their currency‚ to the decimation of so much of the white male population to the sudden loss of billions of dollars of property in the form of freedom for nearly 4 million African slaves. What is more is the ex-slaves faced what seemed like insurmountable odds in trying to find loved ones and make
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The Civil War was the one bloodiest war in American history. But it was also arguably the most important war in America. It was a battle to end slavery and give African American the same life that a White American had. The war was fought between the North (against slavery) and South (for slavery). Abraham Lincoln was a very important part in the Civil War as he believed that slavery wasn’t right. And with his leadership‚ slavery would be no more in America. But it is what happens after the Civil War
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THE DIFFERENCES IN THE ECONOMY AFTER THE CIVIL WAR 3 The Differences In The Economy‚ In The North And South‚ After The Civil War. Not only was the Civil War one of the worst wars America ever fought in‚ but it also changed many things in America. It abolished slavery‚ it broke the hold of the wealthy Southern plantation owners‚ and it also changed the economy. Before the war‚ the North and the South had moderate economies‚ but even before the figthing was over
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During the Civil War‚ the lives of the soldiers in war shared many similarities and differences. The lives of the soldiers before the war were very similar‚ despite the opposing views of each side of the war. Most of the Union Army was made up of young white men born in North America. Although soldiers generally ranged in age from 18 to 45‚ boys as young as 12 often served as cavalry‚ buglers or drummer boys‚ and some men in their fifties and sixties enlisted as privates. Most of the Union Soldiers
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Andrew Johnson Andrew Johnson was a man of many uniques with being the only president of the United States to be impeached‚ never attended school‚ grew up in poverty‚ and accomplished his way back into the Senate six years after leaving the White House‚ as stated in Trefousse’s book (p.13). Schroeder- Lein and Zuczek talk about‚ with even having his many accomplishments and numbered failures‚ Andrew Johnson is to be known to this day as one of the most unpopular and unsuccessful presidents of
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President Johnson’s being the most effective president in the maintenance of the democracy that our founding fathers have envisioned throughout American history. President Johnson’s accomplishments in the 89th Congress‚ were social and economic reforms such major actions being Medicare and education for families in America. How President Johnson has improved social reform‚ improving the lives of all American citizens through numerous legislative successes. Beginning with the Elementary and Secondary
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Mr. Leech AP World History 01 January 2001 Civil Rights and Slavery: African Americans After the Civil War “This is a white man’s country; let white men rule!”(Bolden 19)‚ declared our fourteenth President‚ Andrew Johnson‚ after the Civil War. Slavery had existed legally‚ as a form of brutal labor on America ’s land since 1619‚ when slaves were first brought to the colony of Jamestown (“Slavery in America”). During the process of research‚ one may find that the controversies about slavery
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The Major Failures of the U.S. Reconstruction policies after the Civil War The U.S. Reconstruction policies were developed and implemented by Congress to apply some sort of order to the southern states after the Civil War. The policies were designed to aid the failing government in combating the economic‚ political‚ and social problems that resulted post-war. Reconstruction began in 1865 and lasted until 1877 and that period is known to be one of the most tumultuous times of the United States
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Civil War During the mid 1800s a horrendous conflict commenced in the United States caused by a friction about race‚ and slavery between the North and the confederacy. This disagreement managed to generate a Civil War. The military action stimulated a humongous slaughter on the Confederates stand. The confederates undertook a plethora of destruction during‚ along with after the war. When portraying the aftermath of being defeated the South is confronted with profound deprivation‚ lack of a social
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After the Civil War Strayer University History 105 Professor Popova-Nowak 05/08/2014 Abstract When the Confederate South surrenders to the North at Appomattox this brought an end to the Civil War. With war at end the North could get back to focusing on growing the United Sates to be as strong as Europe‚ or other countries. Thus‚ the U.S. began to undergo a transformation from a mostly rural society to progressively urban‚ as new technologies brought rise to a new way
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