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The Legacy of War Chapter 11 – Section 5

The Legacy of War Chapter 11 – Section 5. Mitten – CSHS AMAZ History Semester One. The Legacy of the War. The Civil War settles long-standing disputes over states’ rights and slavery Political Changes War ends threat of secession; increases power of federal government.

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The Legacy of War Chapter 11 – Section 5

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  1. The Legacy of WarChapter 11 – Section 5 Mitten – CSHS AMAZ History Semester One

  2. The Legacy of the War • The Civil War settles long-standing disputes over states’ rights and slavery • Political Changes • War ends threat of secession; • increases power of federal government

  3. The War Changes the Nation • Economic Changes • National Bank Act of 1863 – federal system of chartered banks • Gap between North and South widens; • North: industry booms; commercial agriculture takes hold • South: industry, farms destroyed • Costs of the War • Hundreds of thousands dead, wounded; lives disrupted • Financially, war costs government $3.3 billion

  4. The War Changes Lives • New Birth of Freedom • 1865, Thirteenth Amendment abolishes slavery in all states • Civilians Follow New Paths • Some soldiers stay in army; • others become civilians; many go west • Clara Barton helps found American Red Cross in 1881

  5. The War Changes Lives • The Assassination of Lincoln • April 14th 1865, Lincoln is shot at Ford’s Theatre • 9 days after Lee surrendered to Grant • Assassin John Wilkes Booth escapes; • trapped by Union cavalry, shot and killed April 26th • 7 million pay respects to Lincoln’s funeral train

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