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    THE CIVIL WAR:WHY DID TEXANS FIGHT? THE CIVIL WAR WAS A SAD TIME FOR TEXANS AND AMERICANS‚ AS IT DIVIDED THE COUNTRY INTO TWO OPPOSING SIDES.BETWEEN 1861 AND 1865‚ 75‚000 TEXANS WENT TO WAR.WHAT WERE THE REASONS TEXAS FOUGHT FOR THE SOUTH IN THE CIVIL WAR.TEXANS WENT TO WAR STATES’ RIGHTS‚TO DEFEND THE STATE THEY LOVE AND TO PERSERVE SLAVERY. ONE REASON TEXANS FOUGHT FOR THE SOUTH IN THE CIVIL WAR WAS FOR STATES’ RIGHTS.THE TEXAS STATE GASETTE EDITORAIL‚ IT SUPPORTS THE RIGHT OF SECESSION

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    The American Civil War and also known as the War Between the States was a war fought from 1861 up to 1865 between the Northern and Southern United States. The war has led to over 618‚000 casualties. There were several reasons to why the Civil War has occurred in the United States. Firstly‚ the Northern and the Southern have different economies. With the invention of Eli Whitney’s cotton gin in 1793‚ cotton became very profitable. This machine reduces the time taken to separate the seeds from the

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    The Kansas-Nebraska Act set the stage for what began “Bleeding Kansas” and ultimately the Civil War. As settlers began moving west of the Mississippi River‚ they moved into the area which is present-day Nebraska. Since the area was not yet a structured state‚ the people could not live there. The area that was wanted was located in a part of the United States that had outlawed slavery due to the Missouri Compromise of 1820. This‚ in turn‚ caused representatives in Congress to have no interest in creating

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    friends. When a girl is born her room is often painted in pink and her cloths are the same colour. Pink is the light colour of red‚ the color of blood. This is because women have to reproduce and make children. Red has been a controversial colour during the Communist era because it was the emblem. Women are mothers. They bear there babies in their womb for no more than nine months. A woman can have multiple births and they get Women are equal to men that is one of the basics of human rights. What

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    direct result of the Cold War era. The Intelligence Community grew from the 1980’s‚ to more than 100‚000 federal employees working throughout 25 organizations specializing in numerous different aspects of collecting and analyzing data. After the Cold War ended the number of agencies and employees were reduced due to reduction in budgets and the military intelligence suffered the deepest cuts. However‚ the vast intelligence capacity had grown so large during the Cold War era that our enormous capacity

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    in the status of African Americans that have had lasting impact on the lives of African American leaders. The Civil War played a prominent role in the shift of the mindset of the slave to that of importance and self-worth. Those who were slaves during the civil war began to realize that winning the war on either side was dependent on their presence and cooperation. This gave them a sense of worth. After countless years of oppression‚ and being treated like animals‚ African Americans felt good in the

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    The American Civil War lasted from 1861-1865‚ and is known as one of the most crucial events in the history of American. In those four years‚ more than half a million soldiers from both the Confederate and Union side were either wounded or died trying to fight for what they believed in. A nation was divided and mass social and economical changes occurred throughout the entire region. This fight over slavery and State rights would pit man against man and create a greater debt within the United States

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    Prompt: There were numerous events and crises during the 1850’s that contributed to the advent of the civil war. Choose three and analyze the relative significance of each in contributing to the advent of the Civil War. During the time period of the mid 1800’s there was a great deal of growing tension between the northern and southern states. Many northerners were abolitionists and were anti slavery‚ the northerners didn’t want to outlaw slavery completely but wanted to put an end to slavery expansion

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    Progression of African Americans The Historical History from 1865 to Present Ashford University Brendolynn Champlaie HIS204 American History Since 1865 Instructor Leslie Ruff January 4‚ 2011 African Americans had to endure so much just to survive‚ slavery‚ discrimination‚ violence‚ owning no property‚ not having equal rights‚ not even considered a citizen of the United States. Even with Emancipation of Proclamation‚ the Black Code they were not respected as truly being free. African Americans

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    All wars have reasons for starting. Race‚ religion‚ political views and other things can fuel reasons for fighting or starting a war. What people think or where they are from can cause a rift or divide people. The American Revolutionary began because the views of the people in the thirteen colonies started to change and because Britain started to abuse their power they had over them. The political views started to divide people into groups‚ people who wanted to keep Britain as their king and people

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