Union only had a few wins against the Confederacy and hope was slowly withering away for the Union; but because of Vicksburg‚ the Union was able to turn the war around and eventually (as we all know) win the war and reunite the North and the South. Vicksburg was an important Union victory and turning point in the war because it was believed to be the key to the Confederacy by Lincoln and Jefferson Davis and contained valuable resources‚ it split the Confederacy in half‚ and it proved that General
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in their economy‚ diplomacy‚ and military and so do the Union. However‚ the Confederacy stood above the Union with their advantages of the southern states. They were determined to protect their laws to maintain the efficiency of their country after secession from the Union. The Confederacy was better equipped and more prepared to win the Civil War. Although the Union had some advantages in their economy‚ the Confederacy was better equipped economically. In their economy‚ the southern states had
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Union president Abraham Lincoln recently gave a speech talking nonsense about “preserving the Union” and equality of all “men.” That madman spoke about the “significance” of keeping the Union united‚ however‚ he never mentions the reasons why the Confederacy has seceded. In addition‚ the man was reported to be referring to this war as a “test.” This begs the question of Lincoln’s ignorance. How can a man with no military experience refer to the lives lost as a test? This war is no test‚ but its reality
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The Confederacy was established in 1860‚ after South Carolina first seceded from the union‚ followed by Mississippi‚ Florida‚ Alabama‚ Georgia‚ Louisiana‚ and Texas. This was one of the reasons that started the Civil War in America. The Confederacy had the same laws as the Union‚ however‚ the Union was much more industrialized‚ while the Confederacy still relied on farms and slave labor (Confederacy). This led to the common thought that the Confederacy is racist‚ which caused hatred for the Confederate
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states‚ while the Confederacy had eleven. Ignoring conflicts of allegiance within various states‚ which might roughly cancel each other out‚ the population count was about twenty-two million in the Union to about nine million in the Confederacy‚ and about four million of the latter were slaves. The Union therefore had an edge of about four to one in potential human resources. An even greater advantage of the North was its industrial development. The states that joined the Confederacy produced just
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In 1861‚ when the Civil War broke out‚ the Confederacy and the Union both had numerous advantages and disadvantages and there were multiple women and slaves that contributed to the war. To begin with‚ the Confederacy had its significant advantages that helped it push through the war‚ one of which was its strong leaders. Many believed “Stonewall” Jackson and Robert E. Lee were some of the best officers even before the war. Also‚ they had the advantage of fighting on their own soil. They knew the
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keep his eyes focused on the book full of little squiggly lines swimming before his eyes. • Outclassed by an ambitious 10 yrs. old whose detailed knowledge of plot structure and character in the Harry Potter novels makes you seem like a literary dunce. • Surprised that students who are clearly competent in math concepts and computation are often confused by the written language of the story problems. • Confronted by frustrated adolescents who want to know why they can’t write in “their own voice
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Book Report: For Cause & Comrades 1.) What are the primary sources used by McPherson to explain the motives of the 3 million soldiers fought in the Civil War? What are the advantages and drawbacks to this approach? James McPherson used Union and Confederate letters and diaries as the basis of For Cause & Comrades. He used 429 Confederate soldier’s letters or diaries and 647 Union soldier’s letters or diaries. These letters were from different ranking soldiers and also from men
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Once the ironclads were finally built and able to be used in the war‚ many problems with the ship’s production began to appear. The Confederacy‚ still suffering from the time lost waiting on their deal with Europe‚ rushed their production of ironclads which resulted in deficient machinery and haphazard design; the Confederacy’s domestically built ironclads were generally not seaworthy enough
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There are constant debates on why did the South lose the Civil War. The Civil War ended 150 years ago but that has not affected historians to question the outcome of the war for the Confederacy. According to Gary Gallagher‚ many historians work backward starting from Appomattox to explain the failure of the war. He continues by stating that those historians claim the reasoning for the failure was caused by the lack will to win the war by the Confederates. Gary Gallagher disagrees with these methods
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