Specifically increasing the power of the federal government and decreasing the power of the state governments. It's when "these" United States became "the" United States.
I would say the American Civil War was the end of the American Republic and the beginning of an American Empire.
Specifically increasing the power of the federal government and decreasing the power of the state governments. It's when "these" United States became "the" United States.
I would say the American Civil War was the end of the American Republic and the beginning of an American Empire.