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    (Oxford Dictionaries 2016).The people of the United States have often been resilient‚ and we can learn from their resilience to help in the survival of our country. We can learn from U.S. resilience in the Civil War‚ the Great Depression‚ and the 9-11 terrorist attacks. In April of 1865‚ the Civil War is coming to an end and reconstruction is about to begin. The U.S. is about to show a never before seen level of resilience as it rebuilds and reforms itself. The south was in shambles and many lives had

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    “In order to win a man to your cause‚ you must first reach his heart‚ the great high road to his reason.” Abraham Lincoln (cited in Crowley‚ M (2001) As one of the most successful transformational leaders in political history‚ Abraham Lincoln inspired loyalty and willingness for self-sacrifice among his followers by raising their level of motivation through the development of a shared vision‚ morality‚ loyalty‚ trust and communication.—as evidenced by changing their attitudes toward emancipation

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    Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin in Hardin County‚ Kentucky to Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks Lincoln. Thomas was a strong and determined pioneer who found a moderate level of prosperity and was well respected in the community. The couple had two other children: Abraham’s 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 "squatted" on public land to scrap

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    Civil War Essay The Civil War was the most divisive war in American history. In the early 1800s‚ the United States experienced a growth of nationalism and unity‚ but it was replaced by sectionalism‚ leading to the Civil War. There were many reasons why the South wanted to secede‚ reasons the North wanted to maintain the Union‚ and the controversy surrounding slavery and steps taken to abolish it. The main reason the South wanted to secede was to become independent. Southerners did not want

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    Copperheads openly obstucted the war through attacks against the draft‚ against linclon‚ and espicially against the emancipation. What was the enrollment act of 1863? The Union and the Confederacy armies instituted the first federal military draft in American history during the Civil War. the Union resorted to a federal draft in March 1863‚ President Lincoln signed The Enrollment Act on March 3‚ 1863‚ requiring the enrollment of every male citizen

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    The problems that eventually caused the Civil War had been brewing since the formation of the United States. It became a perfect storm; everything that could have gone wrong did go wrong. One issue in particular‚ slavery‚ had been contentious since the signing of the United States Constitution in 1787. Slavery was an issue of economy and political influence at the time but became integral to the southern economy in 1794 with the invention of the cotton gin. The cotton gin dramatically decreased the

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    Abraham Lincoln ’s ability to speak with eloquence and force is what won the Civil War; there can be no doubt about it. His role as a motivator and often an inspiring teacher to all had more of an effect on the troops and the American people than a loss or a victory of any battle ever did. Lincoln ’s speeches are some of the most celebrated in history for many good reasons. He was always aware of his audience and never failed to impress with his use of logic and knowledge. However‚ what are most

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    The costs of the Civil War included over 630‚000 American lives lost‚ destruction and damage to lands and cities in the South‚ and total economic costs of the war estimated to be $6‚190‚000‚000. By the end of the war‚ the South faced reconstruction both economically and culturally. A majority of Southern towns were destroyed and had hardly enough money to rebuild. The Civil War led to a boom in manufacturing‚ developments in communication‚ increase in railroad use and eventually an Industrial Revolution

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    The American Civil War‚ a war that pinned the U.S.A against herself and created a rift between North and South. This complex war lasted about four years in which both sides suffered great casualties. Due to the intricacy of the Civil War‚ there is much that can be learned from what occurred over those years before during and after. The most interesting aspect of this civil war is actually the politics behind it. Specifically how Lincoln was able to change what the North was fighting for. After

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    Although events leading up to the Civil War had been going on for some years‚ the Civil War was not inevitable; the war was the result of extremism and failures in leadership of both the North and the South. A widespread of political‚ social‚ and economic factors was all contributors to the splitting of the North and South. State rights‚ controversy over slavery‚ and differences in economic systems pushed the North and South into a bloody battle. The Civil War started due to the differences between

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