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Alexandria Middle School Civil War – 8 th Grade American History USII.3a, b, c The War Ends—What Now? Property Losses The value of farms and plantations decreased drastically and suffered from neglect and loss of workers. The South’s transportation network was in very poor shape. Challenges for African Americans Had gained freedom, but had no money and little if any education. The poor economy made job prospects bleak. What happens to the South? Many legal and political questions regarding the South needed to be answered. To punish or not to punish.
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Alexandria Middle School Civil War – 8th Grade American History
The South after the Civil War
USII.3a, b, c
Alexandria Middle School Civil War – 8th Grade American History
The Defeated South
A: Because the majority of battles took place in the South, many Southern houses, farms, bridges, and railroads were destroyed.
Q: Based upon your observations of the map below, how were the North and the South effected differently as a result of the Civil War?
USII.3a, b, c
Alexandria Middle School Civil War – 8th Grade American History USII.3a, b, c
The War Ends—What Now?
Alexandria Middle School Civil War – 8th Grade American History USII.3a
Alexandria Middle School Civil War – 8th Grade American History
Amazing War Losseswww.civilwarhome.com/casualties.htm
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Alexandria Middle School Civil War – 8th Grade American History
Ruins in Front of the Capitol – Richmond, VA, 1865
Alexandria Middle School Civil War – 8th Grade American History
Grounds of the Ruined Arsenal with Scattered Shot and Shell - Richmond, VA, April 1865
Alexandria Middle School Civil War – 8th Grade American History
Guns and Ruined Buildings Near the Tredegar Iron Works - Richmond, VA, April 1865
Alexandria Middle School Civil War – 8th Grade American History
Crippled Locomotive, Richmond & Petersburg Railroad Depot - Richmond, VA, 1865
Alexandria Middle School Civil War – 8th Grade American History
A Southern armored railroad gun has gone as far as it can on these rails, typifying Civil War destruction of Southern railroad tracks. (Virginia)
This famous photo was taken looking across the ruins of the railroad bridge in Fredericksburg, Virginia
Post Civil War Virginia
