Hundreds of thousands died of disease. Roughly 2% of the population, an estimated 620,000 men, lost their lives in the line of duty. Taken as a percentage of today's population, the toll would have risen as high as 6 million souls. The human cost of the Civil War was beyond anybody's expectations.
The correct answer should be Advances in Technology and Industrial revolution
Mexican-American war happened in the 40s so that's before 1860, while a war with Spain occurred in 1898 which is after the mentioned period. They did advance in technology exactly due to the industrial revolution. An agrarian revolution. An agricultural revolution didn't happen in the US because of the Long depression that slowed it all down.
Helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris
Restrict voting--use of Literacy Tests and the Grandfather Clause
Labor contracts--keep former slaves in the fields to continue plantation labor
Maintain social hierarchy--punished those who paid blacks more for work as well as laws to control where blacks could live.
The Black Codes were a way to maintain social, political, and economic hierarchy with whites on top while moving from a slave system.
The success of the English colonies is due to all of the following except "<span>the discovery of gold," since in fact practically no gold was found in North America--only in South America. </span>
