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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