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The Legacy of the War
The Civil War Brought Great Changes and New Challenges to the United
States
Key Vocabulary and Key People
Key Vocabulary Thirteenth
Amendment
Key People John Wilkes
Booth
Separation Anxiety Hard Feelings over the War made
reuniting the country difficult
Of the total 3 million men who served in the war Over 620,000 Troops died in the war and 535,000 more were wounded
The Economic Cost of the war would be 5 times more than were spent in the country over 80 years costing 2.7 billion dollars
Making Amends for Slavery As the Union Soldiers moved through the
South they began freeing the still enslaved African Americans
With slavery still in the Border States Lincoln would try to pass the 13th Amendment to end slavery
One Year later the Amendment was Passed and slavery was banned in the United States
The Death of Lincoln Lincoln would never see the end of slavery
as he would be killed by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theater in Washington DC as William Seward and the Andrew Johnson were also Targets
Booth would be Found and Killed by Union Troops after Lincoln’s Death leaving people in Mourning for the president
The Union would have to rebuild the nation without the leadership of Abraham Lincoln
Face the ConsequencesNORTH
After the War people viewed the country as a NATION
The role of the National Government Expanded
New Currency, Taxes, and Banking System
Federal Support and funding increased
Growth of New Industries in the North (Oil/Steel)
SOUTH Destruction of Farms,
Livestock and Equipment
Destruction of Southern factories and Railroads
The End of Slavery as a labor force
Loss of 18% of the Nation’s Wealth
Integration of African Americans into the Southern Life
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