How did the US Civil War affect the people and landscape of the US?

The Civil War (1861-1865) has had political and cultural consequences that the nation has still not yet overcome.

The most important outcome of the Civil War is that it led to the end of slavery, with the declaration of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. 

Resentment in the South lingered long after the war—not only because of the region's loss and humiliation, but also because of how Northerners migrated to the South to profit off of...

The Civil War (1861-1865) has had political and cultural consequences that the nation has still not yet overcome.

The most important outcome of the Civil War is that it led to the end of slavery, with the declaration of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. 

Resentment in the South lingered long after the war—not only because of the region's loss and humiliation, but also because of how Northerners migrated to the South to profit off of cheap land. These people were called "carpetbaggers."

Reconstruction was another source of tension in the South. Reconstruction was intended to ensure the advancement and enfranchisement of black people. Numerous black men became senators and representatives in various Southern states, including Mississippi and South Carolina. However, Rutherford B. Hayes signed the Compromise of 1877, which effectively ended Reconstruction and made black people very vulnerable to intimidation by white citizens. This also allowed white people to illegally seize black-owned property and to kill African Americans with impunity. This history of disenfranchisement partially explains inequalities in wealth and political power between black and white people to date.