willing to use force to defend Federal law and therefore the Union. once Confederate batteries unemployed on Fort Sumter and compelled its surrender‚ he known as on the states for seventy five‚000 volunteers. Four a lot of slave states joined the Confederacy however four remained among the Union. The war had begun. The son of a American state backwoodsman‚ Lincoln
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In 1861‚ a conflict between the North (known as the Union) and the South (known as the Confederacy) escalated on the soil of the United States of America. {1}This battle created a war better known as the “American Civil War.” The American Civil War started as a result of many years of differences and debates between the Union and the Confederacy. Slavery was the most important issue of the American Civil War‚ in addition to deep economic‚ social‚ and political differences. {2} Ending in 1865‚ the
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used as a symbol of the thirteen states that broke away from the United States. The first flag of the Confederacy was flown on March 5‚ 1861. The designer of the flag was not even a southerner; it was designed by a Prussian artist named Nichola Marschall. This was the same man who designed the uniforms for the Confederate army. The first place that it was flown was the capital of the Confederacy‚ Montgomery‚ Alabama. The flag consists of a blue x‚ thirteen stars‚ and a red background. The stars symbolize
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various reasons as to why the South surrendered to the North and how it all happened. This war took place from 1861 to 1865 and is ranked as the most deadliest war in American history. The Union or Northern States won the war against the South or the Confederacy. Instead of looking at causes or consequences‚ in this essay I will go into the reasons as to why did the North win the Civil War. Research Paper: "Explain how and why the North won war by 1865."
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Slavery was amongst the main reasons the civil war broke out. Both slaves and free black men played an influential role in the civil war. Most of the blacks who actually fought in combat were fighting for the Union. The blacks that “fought” for the confederacy did not actually go into full-fledged combat. Instead they did chores and other things that helped confederate soldiers. The union army was reluctant to put blacks into combat. This was because of racism. Many of the Union officers believed black
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1789-1797." George Washington ’s Administration 1789-1797. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2012. . "George Washington." The White House. TheWhiteHouse.gov‚ n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2012. . Vodrey‚ William F.B. "George Washington: Hero of the Confederacy." George Washington: Hero of the Confederacy. American History Magazine‚ n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2012. .
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territory to the government. Second‚ to stand up to what was‚ after all‚ a large political body that could field a fierce military force. The Indians needed to put aside tribal interests and enter into a pan-tribal confederacy that could operate both politically and militarily‚ a confederacy in which everyone would work
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Texans fought in the Civil War for many reasons. The main reasons so many Texans fought the Civil War was the issues over slavery‚ states’ rights‚ and loyalty to Texas. The first reason the Texans fought was slavery. According to Texas Joins The Confederacy‚ the South’s economy
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a war to restore the Union to a struggle to end slavery.” As well‚ Lincoln hoped the Proclamation could help some of the confederate’s soldiers to realize the horrors of slavery‚ “The President hoped that slave emancipation would undermine the Confederacy from within.” After Lincoln wrote the Proclamation many of
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The Civil War: Bloody and Brutal Union General William T. Sherman once said‚ “’War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is‚ the sooner it will be over.’” The Civil War was one of the most brutal and relentless wars in American history. The war did not span out for a ten year period‚ it was only a couple years due to the mass amount of deaths. The Civil War was a successful time period in history that benefitted society by abolishing slavery‚ uniting a broken country
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