States as a whole was divided before the Civil War‚ over the dispute of whether slavery should be allowed or not after the Mexican American war ended in 1848. After the Mexican American war citizens of the North and the South began to dispute the issue of slavery and tensions started to rise. There were many things proposed that were proposed to help the dispute over slavery such as the Wilmot Provisio which would close off California‚ Utah and New Mexico off from slavery. However it was not approved
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In your answer be sure to address the political‚ social‚ and economic effects of the Revolution in the period from 1775 to 1800. Notes from Mr. Williams: This essay was g iven to 2 nd period APUSH on their first in - class essay. Included were 10 documents (if interested in seeing them‚ please come into class). The DBQ writer needed to take ideas and topics from the documents‚ and ADD significant outside fact and analysis. Notice that this writer does a complete job. He/she deals with
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Abraham Lincoln‚ means that the best way to win a war‚ is to ally with the enemy and then attack them. The tensions were high between the North and South and they were about to go to war. The Civil War was caused by societal tensions about slavery‚ and the results of tariffs and slavery on the economy. There were many things that caused the Civil War‚ and one of the causes of the Civil War was societal tensions over slavery. One reason the Civil War was caused by the societal tensions about slavery
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northern and southern states of America were disagreeing on. These disagreements eventually led to the Civil War. The common myth of the Civil war is that it was a war fought over the issue of slavery. So if slavery was not the reason for the war‚ what was? The war was fought to preserve the union‚ to keep the United States as one. Understanding the reasons for the south’s secession and the war requires the examination of the opposing views of the North and the South‚ the Dred Scott Decision‚ the
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nation in such controversial turmoil as the Vietnam War. With an American death toll of almost 60‚000 troops‚ the Vietnam War has gone down in infamy as one of the most tremendous struggles Americans have faced both overseas and on the home front. Because of the tumultuous controversies caused by the war‚ Americans split into two social factions – those against the war and those who supported it. During the years of 1961-1975 - the era in which the war had its greatest effect on Americans - the population
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The Civil War was the greatest and most important war ever to be fought on American soil. Though the events leading to the civil war had been ongoing for some time‚ the Civil War was never inevitable; it was the result of prejudices and extremism and failures in leadership on the sides of both the North and the South. The Civil War was at first a war to bring back the secessionists back to the union but it later became a much greater event‚ a war to end slavery and a war forever remembered by the
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The American Civil War‚ a war that pinned the U.S.A against herself and created a rift between North and South. This complex war lasted about four years in which both sides suffered great casualties. Due to the intricacy of the Civil War‚ there is much that can be learned from what occurred over those years before during and after. The most interesting aspect of this civil war is actually the politics behind it. Specifically how Lincoln was able to change what the North was fighting for. After
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of the US Constitution does not contain the word “democracy”. The U.S. Constitution was not a perfect document. Originally it contained provisions that are can be recognized as ambiguous. "The US Founding Fathers" did not create democracy in the modern sense of the word‚ but the republic. They did not fully trust the wisdom of the American people and their ability to make sound decisions. For many years America was considered to be an ideal democratic country‚ however in recent years the situation
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territories. 2a. Who does the author of this editorial blame for the tensions between the North and the South? How is this opinion supported? The New Orleans editorial blames the tensions on the North and Abraham Lincoln. They believe that the South was just fine before the North stepped in and created conflict‚ it almost gives it a feel like the north is a bully. 2b. What consequences does the author believe that Lincolns election will have for the southern states? They think that it is the defeat
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Kathie Kaidan 4/14/10 HST 202 Paper #2 There is much controversy and uncertainty about the reasons of why the Civil War started‚ and why it went on for so long. The Civil War is unusual not only in American History‚ but in world history as well because of the intensity and carnage of it. Men were taking up arms against their neighbors‚ fathers‚ sons‚ brothers‚ and friends to meet on the field of battle with only one mission: to kill one another. James McPherson wondered this‚ so he researched
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