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Economic - After any war usually comes along with it an amount of money lost through property damages and so on. In the South, inflation after the War rose to 9000%. This was a result of total war tactics by Union generals on the South which relied on agriculture to sustain its economy. After the Civil War, the South still relied mainly on agriculture, but with the Second Industrial Revolution, they did gain more production through industrialization; through things such as improved railroads and building textile and steel mills.

Political - After Lincoln's assassination, Andrew Johnson took over as president and brought changes with him. Johnson laid out a more severe plan than Lincoln's "Ten Percent Plan." Johnson disenfranchised all former Confederate military and civil officers and all those who owned property worth more than $20,000. This was meant to cause a shift in the South's political structure by removing the power from the wealthy aristocrats and shift power to the small farmers. The plan also forced the Southern states to ratify the 13th amendment which would free all slaves at the end of 1865.

Economic - After the Civil War ended and the 13th Amendment was passed, many farms on the south were out of the ability to work their large plantations. This, combined with the newly freed slaves needing work to support themselves, turned into the development of the practice of tenant farming and sharecropping. Tenant farmers rented out land to people in need of work and were paid back with a share of the turnout or a sum of money. Sharecropping is a type of tenant farming in which a landowner gives a share of land to someone and in turn they are paid with a share of the crop turnout. This runs risks for the owner of the land whom could risk losing money depending on the turnout. Directly after the Civil War, southern farm owners used this as a form of "legal slavery." A never ending cycle in which the person farming the share of land, usually black, would fall into a string of debt year after year.

Political - Passed by the southern states, the Black Codes were designed to limit the affairs of the now emancipated blacks. The main goal of the Black Codes was to ensure a stable and subservient labor force; now that slavery was abolished. The Black Codes essentially turned the freedmen into a kind of "legal slaves." In response to the Black Codes, the Freedmen's Bureau was set up to help freed slaves adjust to life as a free person.

Economic - The thirteenth amendment was passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864 and the House on January 31, 1865 and officially incorporated on December 6, 1865. The amendment stated "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." The freeing of some 3.5 million slaves had a huge impact on the southern economy. The South relied on agriculture as the main source of income and with the slaves now freed, huge plantations were left with no one to tend to them. The South's only economic reliability was taken away from them and all the money they had invested on the slaves was now gone.

Political - Founded in Tennessee in 1866, the KKK was a secret white-supremacist group. One of many secret organizations that were formed to try and restore some order to their now broken society. The KKK was a racist group that opposed the Reconstruction and terrorized blacks and carpetbaggers to show resistance.

Political - In summary, the 14th amendment basically said ex-slaves were now citizens and were guaranteed civil rights and if any state tries to go against this amendment will have reduced representation. With the slaves now freed and recognized as citizens, the South actually gained an advantage on the political side of things. Therefore they could gain more representation in the House because slaves would now count as a whole citizen as opposed to three-fifths.

Political- Signed by President Lincoln on May 20, 1862, this act allotted land for little to no cost. Anyone who hadn't fought against the United States Government and was over the age of 21 could apply for land.

Economic- After the civil war the construction of railroads to the west was started. This allowed more people to move westward and allowed for transportation of goods to the western cities. Many western cities started to grow in population as a result of this.

Political- the clash with Native Americans would continue in the West until halfway through the 20th century. This conflict caused heated tension on the western front of the United States.

Economic- The National Farmers Alliance was one of the first unions formed in the US. This group of farmers from the mid and north west US was a large influence on the political and economic spectrum. There were similar farmer union's in the north and south. They wanted to work towards better conditions for the farmers in the US and try to combat inflation prices.

Political-in 1873 congress omitted the silver dollar from the US treasury. This enraged owners of silver mines in the west and people that owned large amounts of silver. A movement began to restore the use of the silver dollar to national currency. The Bland-Allison act of 1878 returned the silver dollar to the national stage and removed the exclusion of the silver dollar from the national currency.

Political-signed on May 6, 1882, this act allowed the federal government to suspend Chinese immigration and stopped the income of Chinese immigrants to California.

Political- this act called for railway construction rates to be fair and just. It did not allow how ever for the federal government to regulate the price of these railroads. It set up the interstate commerce commission. This commission heard complaints about the unfair railroad practices and issued cease and desist orders to railroads that were charging to much.

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