Civil War Abolishment

America’s civil war, was inevitable from the beginnings of this the United States of America. Since the beginning of the war, brother has been brought to fight against brother, battling for the side of their choice. Hundreds of thousands of lives have been lost, and for what purpose? As the news has spread, the 13th amendment of the United States was recently passed, and with it, the abolishment of slavery. Rejoicing has been heard throughout the North, while the struggling of the South is seen, accompanied by mourning of those lost in the war. How has the war affected our nation? Are there any positive outcomes among the graves of our soldiers?
Although thousands of people have been killed from this bloody battle, slavery has been abolished from the United States of America with the passing of the 13th amendment, stating “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States.” This has been a great blessing for the United States, making the United States morally better, although more ethical problems …show more content…
Because of the highly expensive costs of the war from both sides, our nation is drowning in debt, 41 times larger in debt than we were before the war. Because of the war, the Revenue Act of 1861 was passed by Congress to fund the war. The tax was signed by President Abraham Lincoln and imposed tariffs on imports and instituted taxes on real estate. As a result, our taxes have increased. The South especially has been introduced to new challenges of rebuilding their economy. Many plantation owners who previously owned many slaves looking for people to come work the land, producing sharecropping and tenant farming. Because of laws before the war forbidding slaves to an education, many slaves today have a hard time finding a job that will hire for good pay. Indeed, the South is