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Impact of War

Impact of War. Appomattox to Congress. Election of 1864. Lincoln feared he would lose the election “Copperhead” politicians ran against him and were in favor of making peace with the South Union victories helped Lincoln secure the Presidency in 1864. Appomattox Court House .

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Impact of War

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  1. Impact of War Appomattox to Congress

  2. Election of 1864 • Lincoln feared he would lose the election • “Copperhead” politicians ran against him and were in favor of making peace with the South • Union victories helped Lincoln secure the Presidency in 1864

  3. Appomattox Court House Realizing the end is near, Lee surrenders to Grant and union forces at Appomattox Court House, Virginia  Ending the Civil War  Union won

  4. Union Victory? • Lose – Lose situation • Southerners still resented Northerners • America had been destroyed  South was part of US again • Staggering loss of life • 20 billion in was expenses

  5. Political Changes • No one could threaten secession again • Federal governments power increased greatly • Ability to tax during wartime  more government control over people’s lives • Argument over state’s rights continued to rage

  6. Economic Changes • National Bank Act of 1863 • Issued charters for federal banks  allowed more banks to open  stricter inspection of banks  made banks safer for investors • North economy  wealth gap between N & S widened

  7. Greatest Change • December 6th, 1865 • Thirteenth Amendment • Abolished slavery and involuntary servitude in the “new” United States • It would be over 100 years until African Americans had equal rights to whites in the United States

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