How Did The Civil War Affect The Economy

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The Civil War took place in the United States between the years of 1861 and 1865. It was caused by sectional tension between the Northern States and the Southern states. The main issue was slavery, which caused the southern states to secede from the union. They did not wish for slavery to be abolished, as most northerners did. The Civil War ended in 1865. There were many consequences that came along as part of the after math of the Civil War. The Civil War did a lot of damage to the economy. Also, expanding transportation systems supported the growing business of industrialization that began to take place in America. Before industrialization, the economy was mainly based on agriculture. Farmers supplied agricultural products to rural and urban dwellers. Many believed that agriculture was not helpful to the economy, so once industrialization started to rise, the farm labor left agriculture for workshops such as those which produced shoes, or for factories such as the cotton textile mills of New England. These manufactures provided employment for women and children, who otherwise had limited productive possibilities because the farms were not very beneficial to the economy. When Reconstruction ended in 1877, industrialization continued where it left off before the Civil War. After the war, the American industry boomed. Iron and steel became vital to the further industrialization of America. America became a very powerful industrial nation.…show more content…
The economy in America after the Civil War was very poor, but once industrialization was strengthened, the United States was able to make more money and better the economy. The railroad systems were improved thanks to new technologies and raw materials, which made it easier to ship goods. Also, because of the newly improved railroad systems, people were able to migrate from rural areas into
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