apr 9, 1865 - End of the Civil War April 9,1865

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-less than 1% of the southern pop. owned more than 100 slaves
-As the war progressed, many non-slaveholding farmers resented the Confederacy which they believed was being waged to protect the planter aristocracy's lifestyle
-In the North, "War Democrats" conceded that the war was necessary to preserve the Union
-Copperheads: accused Lincoln of instigating a national social revolution and criticized his administrations's policies as an attempt to destroy the south
-Riots popped up mostly in NYC in July of 1863
-The Freedman's Bureau was established to help newly liberated Black people to establish a place in postwar society (food, housing, social institutions like schools). Seen as the first federal, social welfare program in US History
-Confederate leaders surrendered in April 1865
-3 million men fought in the war
-500,000 were killed and just as many injured
-Both gov't. ran up huge debt during the war

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