To What Extent Did the Civil War and Reconstruction Change American Economics, Politics, And Society?

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To What Extent Did the Civil War and Reconstruction Change American Economics, Politics, And Society?
While many countries have experienced wars during different times, the 1860 to 1861 dispute between the Confederate States of America and the United States of America was remarkable, following disagreements that primarily stemmed from slavery institution. The northerners opposed slavery, while their southern counterparts embraced it (Hopkins 944). The proponents were willing to involve the military in coercing their opposers, leading to the civil war that would later require reconstruction from standoff was followed by a reconstruction period from 1861 to 1867. Overall, these events significantly changed America socially, economically, and politically.
America was impacted economically in the context of activities that the people depended on to earn a living. For instance, Northerners were predominantly industrialists and commercialists, whereas the Southerners mainly embraced agriculture. The federal coercion of the South to abolish slavery was detrimental to agricultural productivity. Costalli, Moretti, and Pischedda recount that the Southern States lost over 1 billion dollars becau...