<span> The South was placed under military rule and divided into military districts. Southern states then had to apply for readmission to the Union.
</span><span>The nation was reunited and the southern states were not allowed to secede.
</span><span> The Federal government proved itself supreme over the states. Essentially this was a war over states rights and federalism and the victor was the power of the national government
</span><span>Slavery was effectively
ended. While slavery was not officially outlawed until the passage of the 13th amendment, the slaves were set free upon the end of the war.
</span><span>Reconstruction, the plan to rebuild America after the war, began.</span>
Answer:
Democracy is form of government in which the power is vested in the hands of the people. The people have the right to choose their governing legislature and they also have the power to change them. Democracy provides an environment that respects human rights and fundamental freedoms, and in which the freely expressed will of people is exercised.
