7. List the three most significant immediate consequences of the Civil War. Justify your selection and indicate which one consequence you think was the most important and why.

Most Significant Immediate Consequences of the Civil War

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Most Significant Immediate Consequences of the Civil War

First of all , the freedom of slaves led to dilemmas concerning housing clothing , food , employment the financial difficulties which led to having no money , closure of banks , inadequacy of supply of basic commodities , destruction of railroads and bridges , devastation of plantation and crops as well as , the defeat of the confederacy which consequently resulted in the South not having any government at all (Effects , 2006 . The aforementioned direct consequences were very important because it

established the country 's Reconstruction (Effects , 2006 . In turn , the Reconstruction ' made the following possible : 1 ) setting up of schools , 2 ) repairing of bridges and roads 3 ) rebuilding of bridges , 4 ) repealing of the Black Codes , 5 ) setting up of new state constitutions that gave the right for men to vote , and 6 creation of new state constitutions that protected a person from being brought to prison for debt , etc (Encarta , 2007 . Second , the Civil War gave rise to innovative technologies like : the harvester that Cyrus Mc Cormick invented , the oil refinery of John d . Rockefeller , etc (Effects , 2006 . It also augmented production because of the slaves that were freed , the devastation of the South , as well as , the confederacy being conquered (Effects , 2006 . Last but not least , women were given the chance to play the roles that they do not typically assume , for instance , farmers , factory workers , etc (Encarta , 2007 This clearly defined gender roles and upheld gender equality (Encarta 2007

The Most Important Consequence

For me , the most important consequence of the Civil War is the third one . The fact that these women needed to assume the roles of men made people see that women can also do what men can (Encarta , 2007 . This ended gender discrimination and led to gender equality (Encarta , 2007 It also contributed largely to the end of slavery (Encarta , 2007 . Thus it is the most important

Reference

Effects of the Civil War (2006 . Retrieved September 15 , 2007 from

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Encarta (2007 . Civil War . Retrieved September 15 , 2007 from

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