3 effects of the war1. The nation was reunited and the southern states were not allowed to leave again
2.The South was placed under military rule and divided into military districts. Southern states then had to apply for readmission to the Union. 3. 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. |
Summary of ReconstructionReconstruction was the time period immediately following the Civil War. It is officially between the years 1865-1877. In 1867, Congress passed the Military Reconstruction Acts of 1867, which divided the South into five military districts governed by previous Union generals.
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3 amendments added to the constitution
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