Until it was abolished in 1865‚ slavery thrived in the United States since the nation’s beginnings in the colony of Jamestown in 1607. In 1776‚ the founding fathers stated that “all men are created equal” when they declared independence and started a war that freed the 13 colonies from the oppressive rule of Great Britain. However‚ after “the land of the free” had been established‚ slavery had yet to be eliminated. After the war of 1812‚ sectionalism began to grow prevalent in America. The Industrial
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states to choose whether they wanted slavery or not. If States’ Rights were the overall type of government‚ the United States would not be united anymore. The Civil War was disagreement between the Union and the Confederacy. The Union was known as the North‚ and the Confederacy was the south. The South wanted States’ Rights and Slavery while the North wanted the opposite. The Union thought States’ Rights would separate the states. The Union also thought that slavery was inhumane. In
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protect the capital from any attacks by the Confederacy.” (Chan). Chan illustrates the importance of ballooning as during the Civil War‚ protection was important as without protection‚ artillery could be destroyed‚ people could be killed and most importantly‚ damage would be taken and the funds necessary may not be available. Using ballooning during the start of the Civil War greatly assisted in the protection of gatherings of both the Union and the Confederacy. Rockets on the other hand‚ were also great
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democratically elected! In the South‚ cavalrymen provided their own horses. ● This democratic and informal way of recruits‚ however‚ could not withstand the stress of war nor the demand for recruits as casualties mounted. ● In April 1862‚ the Confederacy enacted the first draft in American history. The Confederacy’s Conscription Act called for all able-bodied male
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Economic History Economics of the Civil War The American Civil War was the most deadly and debatably the most important event in the nation’s history. Sectional tensions preserved in the Constitution blowup into a brutal war that cost over 600‚000 lives and slashed a nation into two. Slavery was a main cause of the conflict‚ and while the Thirteenth Amendment ended the practice at war’s end‚ race relations continued to dominate American politics and society well into the future. The war also increased
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What was supposed to last 90 days‚ now dragged on for more than two years. It was apparent‚ now more than ever‚ that little was being accomplished but the taking of hundreds of thousands of lives. The war between the Union and Confederacy had been in a sort of deadlock where each side could claim victories as easy as defeats. By this time the south had the upper hand "militarily wise‚" just coming off a magnificent tactical victory at Chancellorsville in May. General Lee headed the Confederacy’s
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(Confederate States of America) were South Carolina‚ Mississippi‚ Florida‚ Alabama‚ Georgia‚ Louisiana‚ Texas‚ Virginia‚ Arkansas‚ North Carolina‚ and Tennessee. The Confederacy seceded from the Union due to grievances such as states rights and slavery. The Union wanted the Confederacy to stay in union.
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Chapter 15: Crucible of Freedom: Civil War‚ 1861-1865 Both North and South were ill prepared for war in 1861. Initially dependent on volunteers‚ the Confederacy established a draft in 1862‚ and the Union did so the following year. At first the South relied on imported arms and munitions but soon was able to produce its own. It had more trouble with clothing and food throughout the duration of the war. Financing the war was also a problem. Americans had been unaccustomed to paying taxes to the
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Lincoln warned the Confederacy of the shipment‚ and they knew that a war with the U.S. would begin if they fired at the supply ship. As president of the Confederacy‚ Davis chose to act before the supply ship arrived and take over Fort Sumter. Peace might be preserved if all goes as planned. A note was delivered to Major Robert Anderson demanding
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vital supplies needed to fight the war. This includes medicine. The South had to rely on Europe even more so than the North for supplies with which to fight the war so by eliminating more and more ports into which the supplies could come into the Confederacy the North slowly deprived the South of it’s ability to properly fight. By the end of the war many Confederate soldiers didn’t have the ammo‚ food‚ or even effective weapons required to campaign with. Attrition. The Union had more men
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