What problems did the US have after the civil war ended?

Answer 1

After the civil war was the reconstruction era and post civil war 1865-1877

The Reconstruction Era is the common name for the period in United States history which covers the post-Civil War era in the entire United States between 1865 and 1877.

"Reconstruction" is a term that refers to the policies implemented between 1863 and 1877 when the nation was focused on winning the Civil War, abolishing slavery, defeating the Confederacy, reconstructing the nation and amending the US Constitution. Reconstruction policies were debated in the North as soon as the war began, and commenced in earnest after the Emancipation Proclamation, issued on January 1, 1863. The federal occupation of major parts of southern states allowed the formation of new, racially integrated state governments. President Abraham Lincoln was the major policymaker until his assassination in April 1865. Reconstruction began in each state as soon as federal troops controlled most of the state.

The period of federal control ended at different times in different states, with the Compromise of 1877 seeing the collapse of the last three Republican state governments in the South. While 1877 is the usual date given for the end of Reconstruction, some historians extend the era to the 1890s. Reconstruction was followed in the South by domination by the Democratic Party and the enactment of Jim Crow laws, grandfather clauses and similar measures. The bitterness and repercussions from the heated conflicts of the era lasted well into the 20th century.

Answer 2

After the Civil War, the US faced a number of serious social problems, the most serious problem being the need to find new and better social roles for all the former slaves, and to integrate them into society and to overcome the hostility and resentment of the former slave owners. A great deal of racial tension exists in the US to this very day, approximately a century and a half after the end of the war. This was a very difficult problem which even now is not fully solved, although there has been a lot of progress. Slavery leaves an ugly legacy.

Aside from that, the war itself was very destructive and the south needed to be rebuilt (hence the name, reconstruction). Added to that, wars continued with native American tribes, which was another problem that produced resentments and political issues that persist even to this day.

Answer 3

The USA was faced with several important problems at the end of the Civil War. Here are the main ones:

A. The USA was faced with an almost $8 Billion debt that had to be paid off.

B. The assassination of President Lincoln placed Andrew Johnson as US President and the Congress and he had issues with each other. In fact President Johnson was impeached by Congress, but not convicted.

C. With the War being over, the US had to now deal with a "sticky" situation with Native Americans. There was before, during and now after the War the "problem" of achieving the "manifest destiny" if Native Americans did not peacefully "get out of the way of progress". It was a shame.

D. Rebuilding the South which was devastated by the War.

E. Integrating the almost 4 million freed Afro American slaves, now freed men into US society.