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    addition to he claims that people used the monuments to hide the fact that the “Confederacy was on the wrong side of humanity”. Condemning the statues and historical figures in such a harsh tone might drive away the people that support them‚ but it draws in the people that are against them. In continuation‚ he adds that according to the Vice President of the Confederacy‚ Alexander Stephens‚ slavery is what the Confederacy fought for. Using these facts in an argument is very powerful because it is hard

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    ideals and values‚ but on the other‚ it brought about immense loss and devastation. As the Civil War began‚ the North held several strategic advantages that positioned it favorably. Firstly‚ the Union’s industrial capacity far surpassed that of the Confederacy‚ enabling the North to produce “weapons‚ ammunition‚ and other war materials in abundance” (courses.lumenlearning.com). This industrial might was complemented by a more extensive and efficient railroad network‚ facilitating the rapid movement of

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    The Civil War was a war between the union and the confederacy and the union. During the war there were prison camp. A prison camp is a place where prisoners of war are kept under guard. In this essay i will be telling you about different prison camps. The first cam i will be talking about is the Andersonville prison camp in georgia.The commandant of the camp was Henry wirz and he was executed because he was not producing enough supplies and shelter for the prisoners.Evidence suggest that there

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    The American Civil War‚ a bloody and brutal conflict that claimed the lives of over 600‚000 individuals. The war was fought between the Union and Confederacy‚ also known as the North and the South. It is considered by many to be a turning point within American history because it ended the issues of rights and slavery in the U.S. And while the war was also believed to be inevitable‚ the outcome certainly was not. Many factors such as Confederate strategy‚ lack of morale‚ and the outcome of the of

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    from July 1-3‚ 1863. In May 1863‚ Robert E. Lee’s confederate army had a great victory Army of the Potomac at Chancellorsville. Since he was so confident‚ he decided to invade the North for a second time. Lee hoped to gain recognition of the Confederacy by Britain and France and strengthen the cause

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    Gettysburg’s importance was how costly it was. The battle lead to the most casualties for a single battle of The Civil War. That has massive ramifications on the rest of the war. It put significant deficits on both the armies of the Union and the Confederacy. These casualties were large numbers of individuals that these armies would not be able to use in battles preceding it. This inability to use troops stalled out the second Confederate offensive in the North. More importantly the casualties stopped

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    uestion: The "Young America" movement advocated: Student answered: a) a coordinated campaign of technological innovation Correct answer: b) the continued territorial expansion of the United States Question: The chief architect of the Nebraska Act of 1854 was: Student answered: b) Senator Stephen Douglas of Illinois Correct answer: b) Senator Stephen Douglas of Illinois Question: The presidential election of 1852: Student answered: b) resulted in the death of the Whig Party Correct answer: b) resulted

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    Abraham Lincoln Life Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin in Hardin County‚ Kentucky to Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks Lincoln on February 12‚ 1809. Thomas was a strong and determined pioneer and was respected by other town folk. Abraham had an older sister Sarah and younger brother Thomas‚ who died in infancy. Due to a land dispute‚ the Lincolns were forced to move from Kentucky to Perry County‚ Indiana in 1817‚ where the family lived on public land to scrap out a living in a crude shelter

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    on December 20‚ 1860. Mississippi‚ Florida‚ Alabama‚ Georgia‚ and Louisiana followed in January‚ 1861. Texas then also separated on February 1st. Three days later on February 4th‚ 1861‚ delegates from these states drafted a constitution for the confederacy. Jefferson Davis‚ was proclaimed president on February 18th. This was before Abraham Lincoln himself even became officially proclaimed President. The war began in 1861‚ when confederates open fired on Ft. Sumter‚ gaining control over the Port of

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    with the government. The government is basically not looking out for the good of the people. The American Civil War‚ also known as the War Between the States‚ was a war fought from 1961 to 1865‚ when 7 Southern slave states seceded and formed the Confederacy. The leaders in the South wanted to make their own laws but in the North‚ people wanted a stronger national government that would make the same laws for all the states. Most of the Southern states had economies based on farming and felt they needed

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