Sean Hoeffner Antietam: Crossroads to Freedom Essay Did Antietam Change the Course of the Civil War? In the book‚ Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam‚ by James M McPherson‚ McPherson gives us‚ the reader‚ a rundown of the battle which is referred to as; according to Karl Max and Walter Taylor‚ as the main event of the entire Civil War. The question at stake here though is if this battle did change the course of the Civil War? After previous studies and a thorough reading of this novel‚ It’s
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Every four years our country comes together to support some few amazing people. These people represent the glory of America and make us look like decent people to the rest of the world. These people work hard for years to make sure people respect America. That’s why I love the Olympians. They work so hard for our country but hey‚ what about our amazingly honest and super trustworthy presidential nominees? No one seems to really respect those guys and one gal. What could make you people hate these
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Spencer Repeating Rifle. Not one battle can be attributed to the defeat of the Confederacy‚ but a series of victories and evolutions that undermined the Confederacy’s ability to wage war and replace its most valuable assets‚ men. I will start
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between the United States (the "Union" or the "North") and several Southern slave states that had declared their secession and formed the Confederate States of America (the "Confederacy" or the "South"). The war had its origin in the fractious issue of slavery‚ and‚ after four years of bloody combat (mostly in the South)‚ the Confederacy was defeated‚ slavery was abolished‚ and the difficult Reconstruction process of restoring unity and guaranteeing rights to the freed slaves began. In the presidential
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Who were the Iroquois tribes? There were five tribes in the original Iroquois Confederacy: the Mohawk‚ Seneca‚ Oneida‚ Onondaga‚ and Cayuga tribes. Later a sixth nation‚ the Tuscarora tribe‚ joined the confederation. - How was the Iroquois Confederacy organized? The Iroquois Confederacy‚ also known as the Iroquois League‚ was governed by the Iroquois Great Council. Each Iroquois nation sent between eight and fourteen leaders to the Great Council‚ where they agreed on political decisions
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Battle of Gettysburg in 1863 was a major turning point in the Civil War. He details how the Union defeat at Gettysburg‚ the work of women‚ and the entry of black men into the Union army enabled the North to significantly weaken the Confederacy. The Union and Confederacy both suffered thousands of casualties in the bloody battles that took place. However‚ by the end of 1863‚ the North was led to a "new birth of freedom" while the South had to come to the realization that the "bottom rail was on top"
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Gettysburg Address I believe that the Gettysburg Address was a turning point in the Civil War because the Confederacy lost the Battle of Gettysburg from a military standpoint. Many reasons were suggested‚ but one of the main reasons was mental. It was General Lee’s only hope to win a big victory in Northern territory‚ but he lost it‚ and therefore the morale went down. Lee had to go from offensive to defensive. The Battle of Gettysburg was CSA’s General Robert E. Lee’s second invasion
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known as slave states). The North (otherwise known as the Union) won this war. The North won because they simply outnumbered the South (otherwise known as the Confederacy). After four years of hard fighting‚ the South just stopped receiving reinforcements like the North continued to get. The Union had certain advantages over the Confederacy that were a greater help than the South such as banking‚ factories and ships. They had more railroads to move supplies‚ men and equipment. This was a big advantage
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cotton ruled not just the South‚ but the North‚ and the rest of the world as well. Cotton indeed drove the economy of the South‚ affecting its social structure‚ and‚ during the War of Northern Aggression‚ dominating international relations of the Confederacy through "cotton
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North and the South. Also how it was the first modern war that was fought using technology and industry on the slaughtering fields. The union lacked a cohesive army and a good plan of attack. Once General Grant was in command for the North‚ the Confederacy was hopeless to win. The Civil War ravaged armies of the North and South‚ many Americans lost their lives which made this the most costly of all the wars in American history. The North won the war because they "adapted to the conditions of the war
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