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    lust for new land‚ diseases and the on-going disputes between the natives and the settlers. In the Chesapeake Bay the Powhatans were originally the dominant power among the Native Americans. The Powhatan tribes flourished under the Powhatan Confederacy until the arrival of the Europeans. Tension arouse between the natives and the settlers as the new colonist began establishing their town and had a scarce amount of food leading them to raid the Powhatan’s food source. The natives fought back and

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    By the end of 1854 the two sections‚ the North (Union) and the South (Confederacy) had reached an impasse and that Civil War was inevitable sooner or later. The conflicts grew tension between the two‚ the manufacturing section of the North and the agricultural South‚ which led to Civil War. Between the North and the South there were economic‚ social and political differences. The North had a number of goals concerning slavery and the South. The North wanted to abolish slavery‚ stop the spread of

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    career where he performed many different tasks and jobs. Most of his leadership abilities were drilled into him during his time at West Point. After the war he became a target by some of his comrade for many reasons. They no longer believed in the confederacy like Longstreet did being such a committed member. Longstreet went through a lot from his early life‚ to his education‚ and then to his participation within the Civil War. All of these things helped make him the great man that he was. General Longstreet

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    Shaara asserts that the war would not have ended in defeat for the Confederacy if Robert E. Lee had listened to James Longstreet. Longstreet repeatedly suggests to Lee to move the troops around to the right and loop back behind the Union army to cut them off from Washington and attack from there. Lee refuses‚ turning down

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    The Confederacy‚ commanded by Ulysses S. Grant‚ is recognized as a major deciding factor in the history of United States. The Civil War began in 1861 and determined the kind of nation that the United States would become. There were many factors that triggered the Civil War‚ but the main reason was the differences in opinion if blacks should be free or slaves. Slavery had increased heavily in the Southern United States after the creation of the Cotton Gin. By the end of the American Revolution‚ slavery

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    very wise decisions in the newspapers he choose to examine in his essay. By choosing three newspapers from the capital cities of London‚ Richmond‚ and Washington D.C.‚ Mr. Milowski was able to juxtapose the journalism in England with that of the Confederacy and the Union. Therefore‚ he was able to highlight a disparity in coverage on like events. This formed the backbone of his essay as he was able to explain how these newspapers routinely reported a version of events shaped by the newspaper articles

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    or not slavery was divisive and caused sectionalism throughout the country. Frederick Douglas was a free slave and prominent black abolitionist who thought that the Constitution was opposed to slavery but‚ Jefferson Davis‚ the president of the confederacy‚ thought that the Constitution was pro-slavery. However‚ it can be argued that the Constitution was neither anti-slavery or pro-slavery but at war with itself. Frederick Douglas was a free black and prominent black abolitionist who believed the

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    battle they threated Tennessee if they didn’t leave the union franklin country withdrew this threat. In East Tennessee most residents remained loyal to the Union. Tennessee joined the Confederacy in 1861 but Tennessee soldiers served in both the Union and Confederate armies. Tennessee was the last state to join the Confederacy. However. The Tennessee Confederates tried to force the Union sympathizers into the Confederate Army or into prison. So an estimated 20‚000 to 30‚000 men fled to Kentucky to join

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    The consequences of these alliances were often devastating for Native American communities. Tribes that sided with the Confederacy faced reprisals from Union forces‚ leading to widespread destruction of villages‚ confiscation of property‚ and forced removals. The Cherokee‚ for instance‚ were particularly hard hit by the conflict‚ with their territory becoming a battleground

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    would run for president he served in the Illinois legislature‚ and lost an election for U.S senate to Stephen A. Douglas. Lincoln was remembered as playing a vital role in the civil war by preserving the union. Abraham lincoln did not support the confederacy nor the people contributing to

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