Transcript The South after the Civil War USII.3a, b, c Grade American History

The South after the Civil War
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Civil War – 8th Grade American History
The Defeated South
Q: Based upon your observations of the map below, how were the
North and the South effected differently as a result of the Civil War?
A: Because the majority of battles took place in the South, many
Southern houses, farms, bridges, and railroads were destroyed.
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The War Ends—What Now?
Property Losses
• The value of farms
and plantations
decreased
drastically and
suffered from
neglect and loss of
workers.
• The South’s
transportation
network was in very
poor shape.
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Challenges for
African Americans
What happens to
the South?
• Had gained
freedom, but had no
money and little if
any education.
• The poor economy
made job prospects
bleak.
• Many legal and
political questions
regarding the South
needed to be
answered.
• To punish or not to
punish.
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Civil War – 8th Grade American History
Amazing War Losses
www.civilwarhome.com/casualties.htm
300,000
250,000
200,000
North
South
150,000
100,000
50,000
0
Battle
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Sickness
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Ruins in Front of the Capitol – Richmond, VA, 1865
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Grounds of the Ruined Arsenal with Scattered Shot
and Shell - Richmond, VA, April 1865
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Guns and Ruined Buildings Near the Tredegar Iron Works Richmond, VA, April 1865
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Crippled Locomotive, Richmond & Petersburg Railroad Depot Richmond, VA, 1865
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A Southern armored railroad
gun has gone as far as it can
on these rails, typifying Civil
War destruction of Southern
railroad tracks. (Virginia)
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This famous photo was taken
looking across the ruins of
the
railroad
bridge
in
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Post Civil War Virginia
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