Civil War: The After Life

Following the Civil War, the United States underwent a period of great economic growth and industrialization. These changes have put an impact on American society and government policy. This paper discusses the challenges Americans faced and how they and their government responded to them.

After the civil war America had extreme changes in the way it functioned as a society. The west was being developed which, in turn, drove the Native Americans out. Business was booming which caused hardship with farmers, and foreigners were flooding into America with hopes of a better life. (McPherson 450-452)Though the people of ...