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Chapter 17 Sec 4 Legacy of the War

Explore the economic costs, emancipation, Lincoln's assassination, and the aftermath of the American Civil War. Discover how the war shaped the nation and transformed the North and South.

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Chapter 17 Sec 4 Legacy of the War

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  1. Chapter 17 Sec 4 Legacy of the War

  2. Costs of the War • Both sides resented each other • Deadliest war in American History (620,000 total dead-360,000 union & 260,000 confederacy) • 3 million men had served • HUGE economic costs

  3. 13th Amendment • Once the War was over, Union soldiers traveled the South freeing slaves. ----Emancipation proclamation--- • Slaves in border states remained

  4. 13th Amendment January 1865 the 13th amendment was passed ending slavery in the US.

  5. Lincoln’s Assassination • 5 days after General Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox, John Wilkes Booth killed Abe Lincoln. • The murder was a conspiracy. Plans included killing the VP and the Secretary of State.

  6. Consequences of the war • People started to see the US as a Nation, not a collection of states. • Federal Government grew: new Currency, new income tax, new banking system, $ for colleges, more railroads, growth of federal power

  7. Consequences of the War North South Economic disaster Farms and plantations were destroyed 40% of livestock were destroyed 50% of farm machinery destroyed Labor system *slaves* GONE • New industry • Fewer farmers

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