Question

How Where politics affected after the Civil War

Answer 1

Civil War killed off slavery and declined the southern economy it also acted as a catalyst to make America into a complex industrial society of capital, technology, national organizations, and large corporations.

Answer 2

After rejecting the Reconstruction plan of President Andrew Johnson, the Republican Congress enacted laws and Constitutional amendments that empowered the federal government to enforce the principle of equal rights, and gave black Southerners the right to vote and hold office.