Day 4 Group C

Ryan Burns

Allie Capecci

Kelly Durphy

Evaluate the impact of the Civil War on political and economic

developments in two of the regions

•South

•West

•North

South

• Will gain a lot of new political power– 3/5 Compromise eliminated, former slaves will not

account for 5/5 of a person• Temporarily divided into 5 military districts• KKK violence outbreak• Felt damaged for generations to come from

reconstruction• Resort to sharecropping instead of slavery• Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court case

validates segregation• Populist Party

West

• Purchase of Alaska– Seward’s Folly

• Railroads stretch out West– Better transport for people/supplies

• Immigration

North

• Tried to protect African Americans– Civil Rights Bill– 14th Amendment

• Industrial Revolution– Big surge to city

• Trusts rise to power– Corruption also rises

Potential Thesis

• Both the North and the South had positive and negative results following the Civil War, which related to industry, African Americans, and future generations.