Explain Why The Although The South Won The Civil War
Thomas Deck
AMH 2020
M,W,F 9:30-1020
Paper 1
Whether it be at home or abroad, time and time again fundamentally conflicting ideas have resulted in physical confrontation. The United States has a love affair with war, dating back to its creation in 1775 and the revolutionary war. No war however has had such a dramatic effect on American society as the Civil War. It has been said that “the although the north won the war, the south won the peace”. This observation although valid in some respects, is also a very broad generalization and is by no means without its flaws. This paper will examine not only the validity of this observation, but also its errors. There is no debate that militarily the Northern states won the civil war, however an argument can be made that the south did “win” the peace. Immediately following Lincolns assassination Andrew Johnson would announce his plan to “pardon most, but not all former rebels…return all confiscated and abandoned land to ex confederates, even if it were in the hands of freedmen.” This was a huge win for the south, essentially allowing much of the confederate population to go unpunished for the war. This decision also allowed White southerners to …show more content…
The greatest triumphs during post war being the passage of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments. The north did achieve the goal of abolishing slavery, and writing into law, the amendments that would grant citizens the right to vote, and prohibited states from enacting laws that restricted citizen’s rights . The passage of these amendments set the foundation for what would eventually lead to women’s, suffrage, and the civil rights movement of the 1960’s. Although these amendments were not perfect the abolition of slavery becoming universally accepted in the United States changed the course of American
AMH 2020
M,W,F 9:30-1020
Paper 1
Whether it be at home or abroad, time and time again fundamentally conflicting ideas have resulted in physical confrontation. The United States has a love affair with war, dating back to its creation in 1775 and the revolutionary war. No war however has had such a dramatic effect on American society as the Civil War. It has been said that “the although the north won the war, the south won the peace”. This observation although valid in some respects, is also a very broad generalization and is by no means without its flaws. This paper will examine not only the validity of this observation, but also its errors. There is no debate that militarily the Northern states won the civil war, however an argument can be made that the south did “win” the peace. Immediately following Lincolns assassination Andrew Johnson would announce his plan to “pardon most, but not all former rebels…return all confiscated and abandoned land to ex confederates, even if it were in the hands of freedmen.” This was a huge win for the south, essentially allowing much of the confederate population to go unpunished for the war. This decision also allowed White southerners to …show more content…
The greatest triumphs during post war being the passage of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments. The north did achieve the goal of abolishing slavery, and writing into law, the amendments that would grant citizens the right to vote, and prohibited states from enacting laws that restricted citizen’s rights . The passage of these amendments set the foundation for what would eventually lead to women’s, suffrage, and the civil rights movement of the 1960’s. Although these amendments were not perfect the abolition of slavery becoming universally accepted in the United States changed the course of American