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 13 th 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 Consequences 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) 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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