Civil War Brought Many Changes

Political Changes Increased the federal government power People did not use to have to deal with the fed gov’t on a regular basis Now, they were taxing more, had to use federal currency, and could draft men for war

The Northern Economy Boomed Economic Changes The Northern Economy Boomed Made money selling war supplies Used labor-saving agricultural tools such as the reaper to create large-scale commercial agriculture Increased productivity The South Economy Died Took away labor source (slaves), killed 40% of live stock, destroyed farm machinery and railroads South went from holding 30% of the country’s wealth to having only 12%

Lincoln Assassinated He was killed 5 days after the South surrendered John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln while at the theater with his wife Booth was found and killed 12 days later Lincoln was the first president to be assassinated

Reconstruction

Reconstruction Period during which the US began to rebuild after the Civil War from 1865 to 1877 Also term to refer to the process the federal government used to readmit the Confederate states

Lincoln’s Plan Wanted to admit South States as quick as possible Willing to pardon almost all of the Confederate except the top ranking and people that committed crimes against prisoners of war Created the Ten Percent Plan Needed 10% of the 1860 voting lists to pledge allegiance. Then, a confederate state could form a new gov’t and gain representation in Congress Radical Republicans didn’t like this plan

Radical Republicans Wanted to destroy political power of former slave owners Wanted to give African Americans full citizenship and the right to vote Proposed the Wade-Davis Bill Congress, not the President, was responsible for Reconstruction Required majority, not 10%, to swear allegiance before re-admittance President Lincoln veto pocketed the bill which upset the radicals

African Americans Freedman’s Bureau was created to help Blacks in the South with food, schooling, and healthcare Fourteenth Amendment passed promising everyone full citizenship Fifteenth Amendment guaranteed all males the right to vote South continued to make it hard to vote and the KKK threatened African Americans when they went to vote