Civil War Dbq

The late 19th century and early 20th century was time of great social, economic, and political change in the United States (U.S.). This time era was impacted by two major evens, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution. The Civil War physically divided the South and the North, and created a dysfunctional country. In an attempt to mend the country the government entered an era of Reconstruction. Simultaneously, the Industrial Revolution was growing and expanding. America’s manufacturing increased ten fold and between the 1860s - 1914 American became the lead manufacturer of the world. This huge increase of industries such as manufacturing, railroads, and mining led to a spike in immigration from all corners of the world. industrial immigration

The mass migration of humans led to high-unemployment, low wages, and it catalyzed the creation of the progressive era. Both the Civil War and Industrial Revolution played roles in shaping America, but the consequences of the Industrial Revolution had a greater impact on the development of America. After the Civil War – America’s bloodiest war with 620,000 deaths which is roughly two percent of America’s population – The U.S. was left in shambles. Southern states were defiant and didn’t want to establish a new state constitutions that ratified the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, which would further destroy the South’s pre Civil War way of life. In Response the U.S. Government initiated plans to mold America back into one united union, thus began the era of Reconstruction. After Lincoln’s assassination his Vice President Andrew Johnson, who was a Democrat and southern sympathizer, created a fast integration plan. This fast integration and little government involvement resulted in an increase in mass killings of black slaves and the creation of black codes. Appalled by the South’s actions Congress decided to

economically, socially, and politically. The Industrial Revolution resulted in the economical transition from an agrarian economy to an industrial economy. The perfection the railroad compounded by improvement in manufacturing and the emergence of capitalism resulted in an economic boom. Manufacturing became the core of America’s economy. Manufacturing greats like Andrew Carnegie, mass produced goods such as steel for extremely low prices by exploiting cheap immigrant labor and the Republicans’ (dominating political power of the era) Laissez Fair politics. Also, the creation of the Transcontinental Railroad revolutionized trade and human transportation. It transformed the United States into an interconnected economy were swings in the market affected everyone instead of a select few. Booming industries like Carnegie’s steel industry and the building of railroads resulted in the flood of immigrants looking for economic improvement. These “new immigrants” came mostly from Southern and Eastern Europe with little to no money. Consequently, hundreds lived in deplorable living conditions in what is known as a tenement home. These deplorable conditions lead to the political resurrection of a Progressive movement, which resulted in the passing of legislature that protected laborers, eliminated child labor, and cut down monopolies. Before, the Industrial Revolution