Ap Us History Ia Paper
African American Soldiers During the Civil War:
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How did African Americans help fight on both sides during the Civil War?
Word Count: 1866
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents……………………………………………..2
A. Plan of investigation……………………………………..3
B. Summary of Evidence………………………………...….3-5
C. Evaluation of Sources……………………………………5-6
D. Analysis…………………………………………………….6-8
E. Conclusion…………………………………………….…...9
F. List of Sources…………………………………………….9-10
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Plan of Investigation The question that I want to address for my historical paper is: How did African Americans help fight on both sides during the Civil War? To find out how the African Americans fought against and for the Union, also known as the North, first you must scrutinize the reason why African Americans got involved in the Civil War in the first place. The reason why most African Americans fought in the Civil War was to have the opportunity to fight oppression and end slavery nationally. Black soldiers served in artillery and infantry and performed all noncombat support functions that sustain an army, as well. Black carpenters, chaplains, cooks, guards, laborers, nurses, scouts, spies, steamboat pilots, surgeons, and teamsters also contributed to the war cause. The two sources selected for evaluation are the Negro’s Civil War and Freedom’s Soldiers. They are evaluated for their quotes, important documents, important people, and personal accounts. Word Count: 155
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Following Abraham Lincoln’s election to the presidency in 1860, Southern states began seceding from the Union. Though personally opposed to slavery and convinced the United States was going to have to be all free or all slave states—"a house divided against itself cannot stand"—he repeatedly said he would not
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How did African Americans help fight on both sides during the Civil War?
Word Count: 1866
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents……………………………………………..2
A. Plan of investigation……………………………………..3
B. Summary of Evidence………………………………...….3-5
C. Evaluation of Sources……………………………………5-6
D. Analysis…………………………………………………….6-8
E. Conclusion…………………………………………….…...9
F. List of Sources…………………………………………….9-10
A. -------------------------------------------------
Plan of Investigation The question that I want to address for my historical paper is: How did African Americans help fight on both sides during the Civil War? To find out how the African Americans fought against and for the Union, also known as the North, first you must scrutinize the reason why African Americans got involved in the Civil War in the first place. The reason why most African Americans fought in the Civil War was to have the opportunity to fight oppression and end slavery nationally. Black soldiers served in artillery and infantry and performed all noncombat support functions that sustain an army, as well. Black carpenters, chaplains, cooks, guards, laborers, nurses, scouts, spies, steamboat pilots, surgeons, and teamsters also contributed to the war cause. The two sources selected for evaluation are the Negro’s Civil War and Freedom’s Soldiers. They are evaluated for their quotes, important documents, important people, and personal accounts. Word Count: 155
------------------------------------------------- B. Summary of Evidence
Following Abraham Lincoln’s election to the presidency in 1860, Southern states began seceding from the Union. Though personally opposed to slavery and convinced the United States was going to have to be all free or all slave states—"a house divided against itself cannot stand"—he repeatedly said he would not