The Civil War was a turning point in American history by abolishing slavery, reuniting the North and South and bringing about the Road to Redemption period. In the years leading up to the Civil War relations between the North and South became strained. With the invention of the cotton gin, the direction of the differing economies grew. The North became more industrialized with the textile mills, while the South became dependent on the cotton trade, which was very labor intensive. Because of this the South relied on slave labor, while the Northerners were leaving the farms for the factories. The Civil War was a turning point on slavery because more people started to support abolishing slavery. As the North became more industrialized the issue of slavery became unpopular, and it became a political issue. Because of this support the Thirteenth Amendment was created which stated that slavery was abolished. During this time the Fourteenth and Fifteenth amendments were created. The 14th gave black men due process, and the 15th states that suffrage cannot be denied because of race. …show more content…
The South went into the Reconstruction process, which involved readmitting the Southern states that had seceded from the Union, rebuilding the damage in the South as a result of the war and integrating the newly freed blacks into society. This period brought about many issues that caused problems in the federal government and lasted several presidencies. Overall, the Reconstruction period was a failure, but the country did unite. One issue resulting from the war was the urbanization of major cities in the South. The South remained mostly agricultural, but both whites and blacks left farms and came to the cities to find work. Doing this helped with the rebuilding process and spread the of urbanization of the