Question

What were some of the politicak and economic changes brought about by the war ?

Answer 1

Some of the political and economic changes brought about by the Civil war were mostly concerned with Confederacy and a decline in the economic growth.

Explanation:

The Civil War started in 1861 and continued for other three years. It was a war between the northern and southern United States. The war started over the controversies of enslaving black people in America.

When the war ended, it brought about some political and economic changes:

POLITICAL CHANGES

• Texas became a part of Confederate States of America
• Removal of Houston from office after failure to sign oath to Confederacy
• About 60,000 Texans became a part of the Confederacy Army under Conscription Act
• A portion of Texas population became a part of Union Army

ECONOMIC CHANGES

• Commodities like clothes, coffee, salt and medicine became scarce
• The commodities mentioned above were still being traded through Mexican border to Texans
• There was an increase in the production of corn and wheat
• The production of cotton decreased