The Civil War Era
Historical Context:
The North and the South had economic and social differences. For example the North had factories, while the South had plantations.
The south favored slavery while the north leaned towards abolition.
Some decisions that generated disputes between the North and South are: The Willmont Proviso, The Missouri Compromise and the Emancipation Proclamation.
Economics:
Technology/Innovations:
- The Civil War lasted from 1861 to 1865.
- There were over 618,000 casualties
- Causes that started the Civil war:
The North and the South had economic and social differences. For example the North had factories, while the South had plantations.
The south favored slavery while the north leaned towards abolition.
Some decisions that generated disputes between the North and South are: The Willmont Proviso, The Missouri Compromise and the Emancipation Proclamation.
Economics:
- The nation was in massive debt, so the first income tax in American history was introduced in 1861 to help pay for the war.
- The value of a dollar decreased for the Confederates and the Union.
Technology/Innovations:
- The telegraph being invented in 1837.
- The Civil War was the first war to use Railroads and was encouraged my President Abraham Lincoln.
- Jonathan Letterman created the first Army ambulance corps, an organized transport for wounded soldiers
- Richard Gatling invented the Gatling Gun. It was used for the first time in the Civil War