The Civil War would go down in history as a moral crusade‚ and in the efforts to free black slaves‚ many heroes would emerge. During 1861 to 1870‚ African Americans would heavily influence the outcome of the civil war‚ as well as what would happen after the war. African Americans played both active roles in the civil war and reform afterwards‚ but both roles were critical to the more modernized plans that would be created. One active member that positively affected the civil war was Frederick Douglass
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Jo Bob Professor Nutty NURS 1350 2 Nursing During the American Civil War The American Civil War occurred between 1861 and 1865. When the war began‚ there was no organized medical corps for either the Union Army or the Confederate Army. Up until then‚ nursing was still considered a “loose term” as far what a nurse is and does. There were no official nursing schools or professional trained nurses available. As newspapers wrote about the poor and unsanitary conditions that wounded solider were
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During the American Civil War many advancements in weapon technology were made. However many older stratagems and newer weapons were still being used by both the Union and Confederate forces. This combination of more accurate‚ faster-firing weapons and outdated tactics would result in the highest amount of casualties of any American war. The Battle of Gettysburg alone‚ for example‚ resulted in approximately 50‚000 casualties. The improvements of military and civilian technology also aided both sides
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Historiographical Essay The American Civil War‚ a time of bloodshed and unthinkable rivalry between brothers. The great nation that had defeated the British and forced them from their land and had proven their economic value was divided. Historians of today are still trying to unravel the mysteries of the bloodiest time in American history. The division of matters exists today such as it did over 150 years ago when the actual battles raged. Historians argue over almost everything‚ from the causes
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political actions of those opposed to the spread of slavery in the context of two of the following: With the upset in balance of the Mexican War‚ antislavery activists were upset about any potential compromise while with the Kansas-Nebraska act‚ they settled with the idea of them being in a state of popular sovereignty. The acquisitions of the Mexican War triggered an upset in the balance of free and slave states. The solution of extending the Missouri Compromise line of 3630’ angered both proslavery
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Slave or soldier: The terrible fates of African-Americans during the Civil War The role of African-Americans in the war and what they did when they served in the army. The Fugitive Slave Act was introduced in 1793. The role of an African-American in the Civil War from 1776-1783 had an effect for both the Union and the Confederates. The north was mainly called the Union but also fell victim to the name of Billy Yank‚ Jayhawkers‚ and more commonly known as the Yankees. The South on the other hand
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The American civil war was a necessary event and it determined the kind of country that we have today. The civil war was a result of the southern states seceding and both sides fighting in effort to enforce their view of slavery. If the civil war wouldn’t have happened‚ then the southern states would have been their own country and so would the union. In theory this works‚ but both the north and the south were dependent on each other for economic reasons. Working together‚ the north and the south
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Civil War Reconstruction Essay The “winner” of Reconstruction was the North mainly due to the fact that the South took most of the damage from the Civil War. The Civil War brought destruction to the South‚ its economy suffered from all the costs‚ the land suffered from all the battles‚ the people suffered due to Sherman‚ and African Americans were fighting a tough battle with the North on their side and the South against them. The South had much more Reconstruction to do than the North‚ so in the
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Original Title: Descriptive Phrase The American Civil War Hurt and divided the nation in such a great number of ways. From the division of family‚ the horrifying conflicts‚ and the events that occurred throughout the course of the war‚ the effects on America were all the same‚ painful. The harsh division of family‚ brought on by the war led to hard personal conflicts making the war that much harder to fight. The many conflicts that happened over the course of the war led to great amounts of destruction
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The deadliest war in American history is known as the American Civil War killing nearly 620‚000 soldiers and a mass amount of civilians. The War Between the States was fought between Southern slave states and the United States federal government. Southern states formed a group called the Confederacy‚ which went against the beliefs of the Union. Jefferson Davis of the Confederate States of America and Abraham Lincoln sought different views on slavery. Lincoln believed that all slaves should be
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