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Why did Americans move west after the civil war

Americans moved West in the year following the Civil War because of the mining of gold and silver which made a rapid growth of the U.S. and the frontier changed dramatically as more people moved westward.

What is an example of physical damage resulting from the Civil War

The most obvious are death and the destruction of property.

Who were the carpetbaggers during the reconstruction

Northerners who moved South to exploit a low-wage economy. (It was as easy as packing a few things in a carpet-bag and getting on the train.)

This was quite legal, but carpetbaggers were viewed as unpleasant and exploitative people, and the term became perjorative.

What was a state that allowed slavery but did not join the Confederacy in 1861

When the US Civil War began four states that remained in the Union had slavery. They were Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland and Delaware. Until 1862, slavery also existed in Washington DC.

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