Blog week #5 - Maaz Mateen 1B

The civil war has ended. But at what cost? This past week focused on the completion of the civil war along with the Unit test of course. But even though we barely discussed the ending of the civil war. I feel it is a very important role in American history. How do you think the civil war played a role in the Great Depression?  We learned about the promises that Abraham Lincoln could not keep to the United States of America due to his unfortunate death. How do you think Lincoln's death played a role in the Great depression? Lincoln's death allowed his vice president, Andrew Johnson to take office. Fun Fact: President Johnson was actually a slave holder. Now that you know that Andrew Johnson was a slave holder, we also need to understand that when he came into office, he was resented by the North because he could not completely fulfill the reconstruction of the union. And the south also hated him because they thought he was a traitor to the south. He stuck with the Union during the civil war so this resentment might not be so misplaced after all. Due to all this plus the pressure he got from trying to fulfill Lincoln's footstep. I personally applaud him for standing his ground and having his own ideals.