War Results
Who won the war and what destruction was caused by it?
The northern states won the civil war but at the cost of many lives. It was predicted that they were to win the battle because they had increased in factories. Also, they had advanced weapons and machinery.
After all was said and done, everything seemed to have been destroyed or damaged. Anything that was destroyed needed to be rebuilt, the biggest one being the government of the South. With the Civil War at an end, The South decided to reconstruct everything and the North was going to rebuild. Abraham Lincoln decided that everyone must take a vow to support the United States and not the Confederacy. Previous Southern States that wanted to be a part of the Union could not have slavery. Since the Civil war had ended and their punishment for trying to divide their country was that they must free all slaves. Also, with the war ending, the slaves who were freed had many opportunities now that they were known as United States Citizens. This includes voting, getting an education, and having a career.
After all was said and done, everything seemed to have been destroyed or damaged. Anything that was destroyed needed to be rebuilt, the biggest one being the government of the South. With the Civil War at an end, The South decided to reconstruct everything and the North was going to rebuild. Abraham Lincoln decided that everyone must take a vow to support the United States and not the Confederacy. Previous Southern States that wanted to be a part of the Union could not have slavery. Since the Civil war had ended and their punishment for trying to divide their country was that they must free all slaves. Also, with the war ending, the slaves who were freed had many opportunities now that they were known as United States Citizens. This includes voting, getting an education, and having a career.
What polices were changed and added due to the outcome of the war?
Before the war the south was based mainly around agriculture. Most of people from the south had farms which needed workers to maintain the land. The southerners used slaves for “slave” labor in long-term made them more money. The way the government decided what was the Free States, they used a line called the 36 degree line. Any states above the line were Free states and any states below were slave. Each state below the line took a vote to decide whether they were slave or free. The start of the war was started by South Carolina saying that the government was taking away their rights and freedom. By the end of the war much mayhem and destruction was caused.
In the outcome of the war with the north winning the southern states had basically the same rights as they did before minus having slaves. They found new ways to revolutionize there farming and continue to grow crops. The reconstruction after the war was long and continuous. Although it was rough and long it brought great freedom and awaking to America, it has made us who we are today.
In the outcome of the war with the north winning the southern states had basically the same rights as they did before minus having slaves. They found new ways to revolutionize there farming and continue to grow crops. The reconstruction after the war was long and continuous. Although it was rough and long it brought great freedom and awaking to America, it has made us who we are today.
Works Cited
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Oracle ThinkQuest. Novi Meadows Elementary, 2002. Web. 13 Nov. 2012. <http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0215469/after_the_civil_war.htm>.
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Oracle ThinkQuest. Novi Meadows Elementary, 2002. Web. 13 Nov. 2012. <http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0215469/after_the_civil_war.htm>.
Pbs. Public Broadcasting Service, 2002. Web. 13 Nov. 2012. <http://www.pbs.org/civilwar/war/>.