08.06 Reconstruction—Reconstruction Chart Type of Change Example of One Change Caused by the Civil War and Reconstruction Example of One Challenge to Change
Political African Americans began to gain political rights social - kkk was form. Political changes are perhaps the most common way to to enact change in a nation, because these changes almost always bring about social and economic changes.

Economic The south lost much of its agricultural land due to it being destroyed in battles, and the loss of slavery meant serious economic downfall because their industry relied heavily on slave labour. However, the North was more indusrialised, so it benefitted from the added railroad and the manufacture of wartime products.

Social 2% of the population was killed; many lost loved ones and family memebers. Also, racial prejudice resulted in the formation of the kkk by many whites who were angery that the African-Americans had been freed - as well as the Jim Crow laws being enforced.

Answer the following questions in complete sentences. Be sure to include at least two specific details from the lesson to support your response.
1. Which type of change—political, social, or economic—had the most impact on Southern life?

The type of change that had the most impact on Southern life is on political. The breakdown of the Confederate States and the Civil War that occurred between the South and the North changed the political structure of the Southern portion. While they lost against the North in the Civil War, they had to change their preferred politics, and to adapt to what the successful side North wanted.

2. Which type of change—political, social, or economic—faced the most challenges? Why were Southerners against this type of change?

The social and political changes that were most challenging. The Southern citizens has been forced to adapt to social and political changes after the North beat the

3. For the first hundred years of the United States, only white males were able to vote. Since then, amendments to the Constitution have made it so that any citizen aged 18 or older can vote. Which amendments granted different groups the right to vote? Why were amendments needed to expand voting rights?