The Civil War
Who
The Union & The Cofederate Armies
What
The Civil War
When
Between 1861 – 1865
Where
from southern Pennsylvania to Texas; from New Mexico to the Florida coast. The majority of the fighting took place in the states of Virginia and Tennessee.
Why
The Civil War started because of uncompromising differences between the free and slave states over the power of the national government to prohibit slavery in the territories that had not yet become states.
The civil war was won by the Union and he North and West grew rich while the once-rich South became poor for a century. The time period directly after the Civil War became known as the Reconstruction, a time marked by turmoil, violence and a lot of conflict and controversy.
The biggest result of the civil war was the end to Slavery. The 13th Amendment called for the abolishment of Slavery. In addition, the 14th and 15th Amendments to the Constitution were also passed by Congress and ratified by states, becoming law.
The 13th Amendment effectively made law the ending of slavery across the United States. The 14th Amendment was enacted that said that Federal Legal Protection is available to all United States citizens, regardless of what race, color or creed they are. This was a new policy and came as part of the aftermath and results of the Civil War.
Finally, the last Amendment to the Constitution that was a result of the Civil War was the 15th Amendment. The 15th Amendment abolished all restrictions on voting and said that all U.S. Citizens would be able to vote no matter what race they were.
Despite the ending of the Civil War 1865, it took another 12 years for most states to successfully make the transition back into the United States.