LEGACY OF THE CIVIL WAR. Political * END TO SECESSION * FEDERAL POWER INCREASED (TAXES, DRAFT) * MORE IMPACT ON PEOPLE’S LIVES NOW.

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LEGACY OF THE CIVIL WAR

Political * END TO SECESSION * FEDERAL POWER INCREASED (TAXES, DRAFT) * MORE IMPACT ON PEOPLE’S LIVES NOW

Economic Laws made banking system safer for investors Economy booming in North South devastated. 1860: 30% of nation’s wealth. 1870: 12% 3.3 Billion spent: 2x what was spent in previous 80 yrs!

Social 620,000 dead 535,000 wounded Armless, legless veterans common sight for years 1 soldier dead or wounded for every 4 slaves freed Clara Barton (Red Cross) 13 th Amend outlaws slavery (1865 )

Technology Rifles replace musket, shoot faster, further, more accurate Bullets more deadly New strategies, trench warfare Ironclad ships telegraph