Around 9 million people lived in the Southern states at the time of the Civil War. So therefore, the Union Army of 2,100,000 soldiers was nearly twice the size of the Confederate Army of 1,064,000.
Civil War and Reconstruction
8th Grade Social studies
Students use materials drawn from the diversity of human experience
to analyze and interpret significant events, patterns and themes in the
history of Ohio, the United States and the world.
What actually led to the outbreak of the bloodiest conflict in the history of North America and how did we rebuild our divided country?
Quiz
When you thought of the reason why the civil war went on, you would think of slavery but it wasn't really. Now that you know that, what do you think was between the two areas that caused a civil war?
- Southern states rights
- The national government
- The union had slaves fight with them against the confederate. It was the deadliest war in American history, thirty percent of all Southern white males between the ages of 18 and 40 died in the war.
If it wasn't going benefit the union, do you think Abraham Lincoln would've signed the Emancipation Proclamation
Did you know?
The Emancipation Proclamation signed by President Abraham Lincoln on 1 January 1863 did not ban slavery.
Reconstruction
- The rebuilding of the South after the Civil War is called the Reconstruction. The Reconstruction lasted from 1865 to 1877
- The Reconstruction Act of 1867 divided the South into five military districts ran by the army and President Andrew Johnson granted pardons to many Confederate leaders.
Did you know?
Reconstruction solved problems like job opportunities for newly freed slaves, provided an education and a role in the government.
Quiz
From what you read, what do is the definition of reconstruction?
- To destroy
- To rebuild
- Make everything new