Flash forward to the hot summer of 1863‚ the height of the Civil War. New York City was seething with racial and religious resentment‚ and on July 13th when government officials attempted to enforce the draft‚ tensions erupted into a four day streak of mayhem‚ murder‚ and racism‚ with Irish working men spearheading the movement. The Enrollment Act called for the conscription of all males between the ages of 20-45 to fight for the Union‚ with the exception of the wealthiest‚ who could afford the $300
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since the Union defeated the Confederates in the Civil War‚ however‚ one speech given by a president during the time of tragedy still emerges as one of the most influential speeches in American history. President Lincoln’s term spanned from the beginning to nearly the end of the Civil War‚ from 1861 to 1865. The gravity of Lincoln’s presence was undeniable as he lead the North to winning the Civil War. One of the biggest disputes that sparked the Civil War was the topic of slavery. The North wanted to
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The American Civil War is probably the most horrific episode in American history. The two belligerents of the war were the Union army‚ comprised of the northern states‚ and the Confederate army‚ comprised of the southern slave states which had voted to secede from the Union. In essence‚ the North did not want the South to secede from the Union because the North relied on the South for agriculture. On the other hand‚ the South wanted to secede because they had grown tired of the federal government
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WOMAN OF THE CIVIL WAR There have been many strong‚ intelligent women throughout our country’s history. Unfortunately‚ many have often gone unnoticed‚ undocumented or their accomplishments often overshadowed by their male counterparts. Some of them were homemakers‚ some were nurses‚ some served as spies‚ soldiers‚ daughters‚ sisters‚ mothers‚ etc. but all of them had one thing in common. They all contributed in the help of shaping our nation‚ and without these women our country would not have been
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The South began the civil war with a bleak outset‚ their only hope being their skilled generals and the stance of a defensive war‚ but despite what historians may say it was the North that underestimated the South. Prior to the start of the war the obvious winner would be the North for they held the most ascendancy in the splitting nation. The North contained seventy percent of the country’s railroads which gave them the lead in the swiftness to travel. Troops‚ supplies‚ and weapons could be
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group of people‚ such as African Americans for example. They are one of the most common races to be discriminated against just because of their skin color. Even though they have been discriminated against for throughout our history‚ African Americans have mainly overcome this. The race as a whole came together during the times that they were put down‚ which helped them to become stronger‚ and eventually lead them to receiving more rights. In the 1800’s‚ African Americans would organize slave revolts
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The Civil War brought up a lot of difference between the North and South not just Slavery. Even though it was one of the larger issues there were other issues such as social cultures‚ political beliefs‚ taxes‚ tariffs and internal improvements as well as states’ rights versus federal rights. The South remained a primarily agricultural economy while the North became more and more industrialized. Lincoln described the Civil War as a struggle for "a new birth of freedom" (Lincoln) The war was the
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Surveillance of the Civil War The Civil War was a time of tremendous change and innovation. During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries Americans witnessed the invention of numerous life changing machines. The 1800’s brought the arc lamp‚ printing presses‚ photography‚ steam locomotives‚ telegraphs‚ revolvers‚ and the safety pin (About 1). The year of 1783 marked the invention of the air balloon. Over the next few decades scientists and adventurers modified and improved upon the original
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The American Civil War was a war that helped form America into that it is today: A land of freedom‚ hopes‚ and dignity. It is such an astounding war‚ that children today learn this within their history classes. The Civil War consisted of many events that can be hard for the human mind to comprehend all at once. Therefore‚ students must grasp an overview first to further enhance their learning. There are so many videos outlining and overviewing the Civil War today‚ but which one is the best? Hopefully
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African American’s had a second class status in 1865‚ therefore their life was hard. By the nineteenth century slavery had been abolished throughout America’s Northern states‚ however it continued across the South. Between 1890 and 1910‚ the southern states government introduced the ‘Jim Crow’ laws‚ which allowed legal segregation. This created separate facilities for blacks and whites‚ these included education‚ healthcare‚ transport and public facilities such as; toilets‚ bus stations and drinking
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