Transcript The Legacy of the War 17-4

The Legacy of the War
The Civil War Brought Great Changes
and New Challenges to the United
States
Key Vocabulary and Key
People
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Key Vocabulary
Thirteenth
Amendment
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Key People
John Wilkes Booth
Separation Anxiety
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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
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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
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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 Consequences
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NORTH
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)
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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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