Outcomes of the Civil War. First Modern War: Used on large scale for first time: Railroads, repeating rifles, gatling gun, ironclad ships, telegraph,

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Outcomes of the Civil War

First Modern War: Used on large scale for first time: Railroads, repeating rifles, gatling gun, ironclad ships, telegraph, barbed wire, balloons, the draft

Blacks played a role in the war: Contraband: escaped slavesContraband: escaped slaves Used as guides, spies, common laborers All Black RegimentsAll Black Regiments 54 Massachusetts Infantry used at major sieges Union Army 10% black; segregated Union Army 10% black; segregated Union Navy 25% black; integratedUnion Navy 25% black; integrated 38,000 died out of 200,000 Black Women also Served as Nurses & SpiesBlack Women also Served as Nurses & Spies

Changes as a Result of the War: Four million slaves freedFour million slaves freed Morrill Tariff, 1861: to increase revenue & protect Am. ManufacturersMorrill Tariff, 1861: to increase revenue & protect Am. Manufacturers Pacific RR Act, 1862: Transcontinental Railroad to be built linking economies of CA & West with the EastPacific RR Act, 1862: Transcontinental Railroad to be built linking economies of CA & West with the East Homestead Act, 1862: promoted settlement of the Great Plains: 160 acres free to person who farmed for five yearsHomestead Act, 1862: promoted settlement of the Great Plains: 160 acres free to person who farmed for five years Morrill Land Grant, 1862: states should use federal land grant profits to build/maintain agricultural & technical collegesMorrill Land Grant, 1862: states should use federal land grant profits to build/maintain agricultural & technical colleges

Casualties: Greater than all foreign wars till WWIGreater than all foreign wars till WWI 600,000 dead, 1 in 13 men600,000 dead, 1 in 13 men Wounded included large numbers of permanently disabledWounded included large numbers of permanently disabled

Southern Devastation: Sherman’s March: broad, black streak of ruin & desolation with vacant & deserted homes, warehouses, farms, townsSherman’s March: broad, black streak of ruin & desolation with vacant & deserted homes, warehouses, farms, towns Much of the South: Barren Land—No Crops, Widows & Orphaned ChildrenMuch of the South: Barren Land—No Crops, Widows & Orphaned Children No Law & OrderNo Law & Order Wandering Gangs of LootersWandering Gangs of Looters Homeless, starvingHomeless, starving Ex-slaves with no place to goEx-slaves with no place to go

Status of Freed Slaves: No money, property, homes, food, jobs, friendsNo money, property, homes, food, jobs, friends Many searched for familyMany searched for family 40 Acres & a mule Freedman’s Bureau: established schoolsFreedman’s Bureau: established schools, provided civic education