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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The three most significant consequences of the Civil War were how to punish the south‚ what we were going to do with the slaves‚ and how we were going to reunite the United States. In my opinion‚ reuniting the country was the most important thing that we had to take care of. One problem that we were faced with was how the south was going to be punished. Abraham Lincoln did not think that this was a very big priority in repairing the U.S. after the war and neither do I (pg. 470). I think that punishing
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The Economy and the West After the Civil War After the Civil War‚ the government’s role in the economy and westward expansion changed. They became more focussed on helping big industrial businessmen and no longer need to worry about taming the West. The economy itself changed greatly in the post Civil War era. The Industrial Revolution led to a new kind of big business. Now men like Carnegie‚ Rockefeller‚ and Vanderbilt had huge monopolies and trusts‚ making it nearly impossible for the common
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MSS220 US Economy After the Civil War The north and the south both experienced a slight struggle after the Civil War concerning agriculture‚ commerce and the state of the economy. A southern newspaper out of Augustus County‚ The Staunton Spectator‚ offered several articles that gave insight as to what the conditions were like after the war had ended. One article‚ “Grape Culture” explained the possible profit one could obtain by adding grapes to their normal crops. Grapes were extremely expensive
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INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION Introduction The industrialization after the Civil War influenced U.S. society‚ economy‚ and politics in many ways. The paper will discuss a few different groups that were affected by the Revolution. Also‚ it will discuss the effects the Industrial Revolution played on the average working American. I. Parts of the Industrial Revolution A. There were two major transitions towards Society during the Industrial Revolution 1. Individuals left the farming world to work in factories
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The Civil War was a long war between the northern and southern states. The southern states seceded from the union‚ creating the Confederate States of America with their president as Jefferson Davis. This caused many years of violence with the union fighting for a united nation‚ and the confederacy fighting for secession. The war ended with a union victory‚ but it brought many consequences. The most significant of these consequences are the destruction of lives and property‚ the emancipation of slaves
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Civil War Reconstruction Essay The “winner” of Reconstruction was the North mainly due to the fact that the South took most of the damage from the Civil War. The Civil War brought destruction to the South‚ its economy suffered from all the costs‚ the land suffered from all the battles‚ the people suffered due to Sherman‚ and African Americans were fighting a tough battle with the North on their side and the South against them. The South had much more Reconstruction to do than the North‚ so in the
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THE EFFECTS OF INDUSTRIALIZATION 1.- Population and Economic Growth One of the most important changes was the continuous expansion of the population and the economy. Most observers in the eighteenth century did not believe that expansion of the population and the economy could be sustained indefinitely. The population had consistently expanded as the greater agricultural productivity permitted maintaining an adequate food supply. The industrial economy had been able to employ large numbers
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Most people regard industrialization as a positive development capable of generating great wealth and revitalizing run-down areas. Mention industrialization today‚ and it brings to mind large factories organized with the latest technologies in mass producing. Along with these visions comes the promise of more jobs for the community‚ higher rates of pay‚ and financial stability. One can only think of the positive influences on a community that the opening of a new factory could bring‚ but during what
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Economics of the Civil War The American Civil War was the most deadly and debatably the most important event in the nation’s history. Sectional tensions preserved in the Constitution blowup into a brutal war that cost over 600‚000 lives and slashed a nation into two. Slavery was a main cause of the conflict‚ and while the Thirteenth Amendment ended the practice at war’s end‚ race relations continued to dominate American politics and society well into the future. The war also increased American economic
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