Question

Describe the kind of damage left behind by the Civil War in each of the areas below.

Answer 1

Physical damage: The Southern economy was destroyed during the Civil War. Southern railways, factories, bridges, and even farms were ruined. And the Southern economy had to be completely rebuilt.
Social damage: Freeing slaves changed Southern society greatly. Four million freedmen attempted to find their families, build communities, and get an education. However, the deeply racist culture of the South did not immediately disappear. Freeing the slaves was not going to be enough to lead to equality or to bring Southern blacks and whites together. Problems about race would exist in the South for many years.
Political damage: Although the Union had been saved, the former Confederate states had to join the United States again. This raised difficult political questions about how that would be done. Leaders argued about this for many years.