The civil war officially began on April 12‚ 1861.There were many causes of the civil war‚ including differences believe about slavery between northern and southern states. During the civil war Union and Confederacy have their own advantages and strategy. The Union has almost all the naval power and shipyards belonged to the North. President Abe was a great leader. The had huge advantages in manpower and resources‚ the North had about 22‚000‚000 people. 85% of the nation’s factories were located in
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about the year 1990 and then compare the cars people drove‚ the clothes people wore‚ and even the way people talked‚ to the way everything is now. With the twenty-seven years of change‚ there are hardly any similarities between the two years. Many things with the African American race have also changed over time. Before the Civil War in 1865‚ African Americans were faced with one major obstacle; slavery. After the war‚ they were faced with various challenges‚ including the consequences brought along
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Abraham Lincoln‚ the 16th president of the United States (1861-1865) was born is 1809‚ he came from a very humble family of farmers. Lincoln was an ambitious young man who learned to write and read and educated himself into becoming a respectful lawyer earning his license in 1837 and becoming a renowned public figure in Springfield‚ Illinois. He had an outstanding impact in the 1850’s when the Republican Party was fighting against slavery also known as the ‘’ Free-Soilers‚ and Anti-slavery Democrats’’
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The American civil war is one of the most pivotal years in American history. It pitted families against each other‚ fighting on separate sides based on personal beliefs and political alliances. During this war‚ some Artillery unit standard operating procedures (SOP)‚ and tactics‚ techniques‚ and procedures (TTP) were established that are still used in present day. The guns and cannons that were used were utilized to their full potential‚ maximizing their range and lethality. The intensity of
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The Civil War was a very complicated war and had more than one cause. The Fugitive Slave Act‚ Kansas-Nebraska Act‚ Dred Scott decision‚ John Brown’s Raid‚ and the election of 1860 were all factors that led to the Civil War. The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 out the Federal government behind slave catchers. This now made the assisting of runaway slaves a federal offence. This also was a problem for free African Americans because if a white slave catcher said that a free African American was a runaway
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The Civil War had an effect on us. The Civil War was one of the most tragic wars in American history. More Americans died in this war then in all other wars combined. In this war we did not fight against other people‚ we fought brother against brother and the nation was torn apart. There are many reasons why this war took pace. Fist the nation was come together and then the southern states were not allowed to secede. Then the South was placed under military rule and divided into military districts
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Friends and Citizens: The period for a new election of a citizen to administer the executive government of the United States being not far distant‚ and the time actually arrived when your thoughts must be employed in designating the person who is to be clothed with that important trust‚ it appears to me proper‚ especially as it may conduce to a more distinct expression of the public voice‚ that I should now apprise you of the resolution I have formed‚ to decline being considered among the number
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After the Civil War‚ African Americans had the opportunity to legally obtain an education‚ and it was often a priority for many. They started establishing and advocating for schools‚ and they were often helped by outside forces; however; education was often left up to the means of the community. Education had the opportunity to promote social and economic mobility for African Americans‚ but they were often hindered in their education by lack of funding and resources in schools‚ and the hostility
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in action throughout this war. That front is right here at home‚ in our daily lives‚ and in our daily tasks.” African Americans and Women had been discriminated in the past whether it was their race or their sex. In World War II‚ however‚ we needed more strength then just the white Americans. This is where many people who were discriminated by white Americans proved they were worth something. Despite being treated poorly‚ the African American military‚ African American citizens‚ and Women were a
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Conflicts widened between the North and the South as two sides collided in every event before the Civil War. The North and the South were very different in many ways. They were known as two different countries because of their cultural and economic differences. The disagreements between the North and the South aggravated the separation that was soon to follow. When the North gained the control of the government‚ the South seceded. The North was industrialized and had many factories. It also included
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