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    The Civil War The Civil War of the United States was a defining moment for the unity of the United States of America and the precedent that it was going to make both in culture and law for its future generations. The war occurred between the years of 1861 and 1865 when Abraham Lincoln was the president‚ with the Republican Party. The war pitted the North against the South‚ almost splitting the union to its core. It was on two fundamental issues‚ one being on whether the union was going to be dissolvable

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    Suspension of Civil Liberties in America During Times of War This paper will prove that civil liberties‚ in America‚ during times of war‚ should not be suspended. This paper will prove this point by discussing the impact of the Japanese internment camps in the 1940’s‚ after the bombing of Pearl Harbor‚ and more contemporary examples such as the Patriot Act that occurred after the 9/11 attacks. However‚ the main case examined will be the Japanese internment camps. America has always been thought

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    Causes of the Civil War

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    CAUSE OF THE CIVIL WAR In 1860‚ the world ’s greatest nation was locked in Civil War. The war divided the country between the North and South. There were many factors that caused this war‚ but the main ones were the different interpretations of the Constitution by the North and South‚ the Kansas-Nebraska Act‚ and the arrival of Lincoln in office. These factors were very crucial in the bringing upon of the destruction of the Union. They caused immediate war. In 1791‚ the tenth amendment was

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    the PEGS on the road to Civil War. To start off‚ In Trigger Events of the Civil War it states‚”The case eventually rose to the level of the Supreme Court‚ where the justices found that‚ as a slave‚ Dred Scott was a piece of property that had none of the legal rights to recognitions afforded to a human being.”This means that‚ Dred Scott couldn’t get freedom even though he was in free land where slavery was illegal but he was still a slave. In addition‚ in LincolnAbraham “House divided speech” it

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    Lincoln is remembered as being the president to abolish slavery‚ however the truth is different. He was in favor of segregation. On september 18‚ 1858 at a debate at Charleston‚ Illinois Lincoln said “I will not say then that i am not‚ nor have ever been.‚ in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the whites and black races”. Continuing on that‚ Lincoln voiced his opinion that blacks should not have the right to vote‚ serve on juries‚ be in government‚ or marry into

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    William Shakespeare – 23 April 1616) He is often called England’s national poet and the "Bard of Avon". Shakespeare was born and brought up in Stratford-upon-Avon. At the age of 18‚ he married Anne Hathaway‚ with whom he had three children: Susanna‚ and twins Hamnet and Judith. Between 1585 and 1592‚ he began a successful career in London as an actor‚ writer‚ and part-owner of a playing company called the Lord Chamberlain’s Men‚ later known as the King’s Men. He appears to have retired to Stratford

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    Civil War Project Essay

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     History Honors  5/3/15  Civil War Project Essay    2. How/why/to what extent is the topic significant to the Civil War or today?    “That all persons held as slaves” within the rebellious states “are and henceforward shall  be free” (The Emancipation Proclamation). Abraham Lincoln declared this statement on January  1‚ 1863‚ which changed the course of history and paved the freedom for African Americans. The  Civil War was between the Union and the Confederates. The Civil War was fought to preserve 

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    The Civil War was one of the largest and most destructive in the Western world‚ and one that would determine what kind of nation America would be. It provided a foundation for the equality of African Americans and sparked the beginning of the women’s rights movement as well. This war divided the developing country‚ destroyed crops‚ cities‚ and railroad lines‚ and claimed 625‚000 lives. The Industrial Revolution that occured in the first few decades of the 19th century brought about a machine age

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    aftermath of the US Civil War‚ comparing the life of slaves before and after the civil war‚ and analyzing the differences in reconstruction plans between Presidents Lincoln and Johnson. For instance‚ the term reconstruction means to improve and/or recreate something better. The term implies that there has been an era in America that needed to improve. An example would be 9/11. After the catastrophe of this event‚ many lost their jobs‚ homes‚ and family members. Therefore‚ America and its people wanted

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    country. The war can be viewed in several different ways: as the final‚ a violent phase in a conflict of two regional subcultures‚ etc. However you interpreted it‚ the Civil War stands as a story of great heroism‚ sacrifice‚ triumph‚ and tragedy. The first chapter is about how important tactical decisions can win a country and a war. With

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