Effects of The Civil War

The Civil War tore families apart from each other. Men, boys, and even women were fighting. Families were separated because they had different beliefs about slavery, preserving the Union or not, or many other things. Other people had to deal with the loss of their family. But the Civil War doesn't only affect those bloody years, but it has effects on our lives today. The 13th Amendment (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution) abolished slavery and prohibit involuntary work, except as punishment for a crime. It also improved farm production, the development of commercial agriculture and the farm mechanization (http://web.li.gatech.edu/~rdrury/700/write/civ_war/waragricult.html). Another effect of the Civil War is because of all the diseases and medical experience over these years more military and civilian hospitals were founded, improving sanitation, diet and medical procedures(http://web.li.gatech.edu/~rdrury/700/write/civ_war/wardiseases.html).

The agriculture and farm production and organization improved a lot after the Civil War. The agriculture started the mechanization because people had to fight in the armies instead of working in the farms, so farmers had to figure out different ways to keep up with the production, liek the corn and cob mill was designed so that corn grain or cobs were crushed and sent out of the machine as meals for humans and animals. Besides that, the United States Department of Agriculture was established, helping the creation of colleges of agriculture and engineering.