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    Abraham Lincoln‚ George Washington‚ and Tomas Jefferson. They all were presedents of the united states of america and they improved the country forever. They were legends‚ people that left a mark on everyone. But who do you think left the biggest mark? Had the greatest triumph? I beleive that they all had a great part in building society and where i live today‚ but i think that Abraham Lincoln had the biggest affect on how we live today. Abraham Lincoln is known for being the big guy because he

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    Debate on Civil War

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    American Historians’ Debate on the Civil War The American Civil War has without a doubt left a permanent divide on this great nation’s past and present. American historians still debate the causes of a war that began in 1861 between the Union states and Confederacy states. The war can be seen as caused by the principle of slavery‚ the growing tension between northern and southern ideology or due to a crack in the political system of the time. United States’ history classes focus on teaching students

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    American Civil War

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    1861-1865 population - 22 million - 90% of ind. goods‚ esp. munitions - efficient railroad system - controlled the navy‚ which could be used to blockade s. ports and shut down the s. eco. - but would have to fight an offensive war (long supply lines‚ unfamiliar territory...) - capable mil. leaders‚ inc. Ulysses S. Grant -       Confederates had excellent generals too -Robert E. Lee and Thomas Jackson Defending is always easier than attacking (familiar w/climate and territory‚ possible

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    Civil War Total War?

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    The definition of total war is when one side mobilizes all available resources in order to destroy another side¡¯s ability to engage in war. The Civil War was a total war because both Union and Confederate Generals like William Sherman‚ Philip Sheridan‚ and Robert E. Lee used total war tactics against each other when the other side hinted weakness. They used these tactics to try and put an end to the war. The Civil War was a total war because both sides used tactics that were defined by the Powell

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    Title: The American Civil War Review Scavenger Hunt Use the underlined sites to find the answers to the questions. (Place your cursor before the Question mark and type your question. Highlight a word or words and link to the web site Where the answer is located.) 1. Who was the president of the Confederate States of America? Jefferson Davis 2. Clara Barton became the first president of the American Red Cross. 3. President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated on April 14‚ 1865 in Washington

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    Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr. Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King both influenced history at different time for very similar beliefs. They bought fought for civil rights of African Americans who did not always have the rights they have now. They were once slaves and owned by white people .As slaves they were required to do what they were told. A slave had no rights and was treated like a nobody. They were often beaten physically and mentally. Lincoln fought for the freedom of slaves

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    Slavery in the Civil War

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    Owning a slave in North America during the Civil War era was as common as having a house pet today. Slaves were being sold like cattle to work on the cotton fields for the farmers mainly in the Southern Region of the United States. In the North‚ the economy was based on factories and wages compared to the South who had large plantations which needed the slaves to pick cotton. These different economies caused divisions in the United States. Soon the states started separating themselves creating

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    “Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not to themselves” -Abraham Lincoln. As Lincoln says‚ he was thinking of people having life liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness. His main goal was to maintain the Union during the Civil War. But as many believed that they had the Emancipation Proclamation for freedom. But actually he didn’t do it for his beliefs; he only did it so they could win the war. That is only one reason why Abraham Lincoln should not deserve the name of the Great Emancipator. To begin

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    American Civil War

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    American Civil War For the four years between 1861 and 1865 American fought the civil war. Meaning our own war. The North against the South. The free States against the slave states. The war had to solved two questions left unresolved by the revolution. The first being‚ Could the United States be a dissolvable confederation of sovereign states? Or‚ could the United States be an indivisible nation with a sovereign national government? The Second question would be‚ whether this nation which had

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    Civil War Causes

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    Causes of the American Civil War The American Civil War was a war fought from 1861 to 1865‚ after the United States split up sometime from 1860 to1861 (Causes of The Civil War (3) 1). The war was fought over secession; secession or withdrawal is when a population with significant possessions is revoked from an established single country and a founded separate government (Secession 2). In The Civil War this meant that the Southern states disaffiliated themselves from The Union and proclaimed themselves

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