RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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Many towns and buildings were destroyed.
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Over 600, 000 people died from combat or disease.The end of the war brought an end to slavery.
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The war brought economic ruin to the south. The North’s economy grew.
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Virginia was split into two states, Virginia and West Virginia.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Union’s industrial and economic capacity soared during the war as the North continued its rapid industrialization to suppress the rebellion. In the South, a smaller industrial base, fewer rail lines, and an agricultural economy based upon slave labor made mobilization of resources more difficult.
Detailed explanation-2: -The war had done away with slavery, but in the process it destroyed the southern banking system and eliminated a major part of Southern antebellum capital stock. The sudden disappearance of both capital and labor meant that the agricultural economy of the South had to be completely restructured.
Detailed explanation-3: -The US Civil War is often credited with creating the “modern economy” through industrialization and through modern taxation, banking, and the use of paper currency. Before the Civil War, there was little use of deficit spending, no income tax, and consumers preferred to use gold dollars to paper currency.
Detailed explanation-4: -While the agricultural, slave-based Southern economy was devastated by the war, the Northern economy benefited from development in many of its industries, including textile and iron production. The war also stimulated the growth of railroads, improving transportation infrastructure.
Detailed explanation-5: -What effects did the Civil War have on the economy and social system of the South? The Southern Economy was destroyed. 2/3 of the shipping industry was gone and 9, 000 miles of railroad. Plantation owners lost 3 billion from letting slaves go.