Stephan Fitzgerald Ms. Parenti History 101 13 November 2017 The Union’s Army of the Potomac The field army who fought for the United States during the American Civil War in the 1860’s was called the Union’s Army of the Potomac. They were the primary Union Army in Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. The name Potomac means “river of swans.” The Potomac was also a river located on the Atlantic Ocean coast of the United States. The army had lost and won battles while adjusting to new commanders
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What were four demanding questions that would have to be answered quickly after the Civil War? From a broad perspective‚ a large array of posed questions would have to be answered quickly after the Civil War. Evidence from the text that further bolsters this claim is shown when the authors state‚ “Four questions loomed large. How would the South‚ physically devastated by war and socially revolutionized by emancipation‚ be rebuilt? How would liberated blacks fare as free men and women? How would
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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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2. Manifest Destiny after 1841 was a major contributor to the outbreak of the American Civil War. Assess the validity of this statement. Manifest Destiny was a massive emotional push from the American Citizens to expand the United States boarders born during the 1844 presidential campaign. The American people believe they were destined by god to expand and apply the U.S. democratic institution to all the land on the continent. The Democratic Party supported this philosophy‚ taking the name Expansionist
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The Causes Of The Civil War The Political War The North and South fought over politics‚ mainly the idea of slavery. Basically the South wanted and needed it and the North did not want it at all. The South was going to do anything they could to keep it. This was the issue that overshadowed all others. At this time the labor force in the South had about 4 million slaves. These slaves were very valuable to the slaveholding planter class. They were a huge investment to Southerners and if taken away
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between America in 1861. When several of the Southern states broke away from the Union the Civil War was starting to fuel. From there one of the bloodiest wars in American history took place when the Confederates fired on Fort Sumter‚ the Federal military base in South Carolina. Through all of the battles and deaths‚ one of the greater aspects of the war was the courage and involvement of African-American soldiers and sailors of the Union army. In 1861‚ the United States Navy needed an astounding
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detrimental to the peace established by the fathers of the land. The Civil War was one of the most destructive events in American history‚ costing more than 600‚000 lives. It was thought to be the war that helped shape the character of the American individual today. With a nation that is divided‚ there are two different views of the war. From the South‚ the war was seen as a battle of rebellion and southern independence‚ but in the North‚ the war was seen as a revolution. Between the North and the South there
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up their lives for us‚ and live for us. Whether it’s at war or at home‚ whether it’s the soldier that suffers or the family‚ and whether it’s the mind that breaks or the body. The price of freedom is pain and sacrifice paid by the soldiers of the United States. In WWI‚ there was 120‚00 deaths‚ in WWII there was 405‚000 deaths‚ and in the civil war there were over 500‚000 deaths. As one of the numerous confrontations for freedom‚ the civil war was fought hard and fierce. Both sides fought for two‚
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After the Civil War‚ America entered a period of many feuds and conflicts between groups within the country. An examination of this time period reveals that many groups such as African Americans‚ Native Americans‚ and industrial workers were being marginalized in America‚ which led to much conflict and fighting in the country. Many of those in power allowed for many of these injustices to occur due to their bias priorities and lack of sympathy. During the Civil War‚ America split in half between
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The Civil War was fought to ensure the freedom and equality for all citizens. After the Civil War had come to an end our nation had approximately four million newly freed slaves. The Union was faced with the challenges of protecting the new freedmen’s rights of citizenship. This turbulent era in American History was Called Reconstruction. The Southern states were not pleased with the changes being made to make African
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