Explain why and how the role of the federal government changed as a result of the civil wr wth respect to two of the following during the time period 1861-1877:
1) race realtions
2) economic development
3) Westward Expantion

*I know a lot of information about these, but i'm just not quite sure how to put it all into a 5 paragraph essay and i can't write a thesis statement to save my life. Please help!

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