Civil War The Civil war was a battle between the North side of America and the South side of America. The American Civil War took place from 1861-1865 with multiple battles. The North was against slavery‚ while the south was for slavery. The South army were the Confederates while the North side was the Union. All wars are caused by major conflict. Missouri becoming a slavery state in 1820 was one reason of the Civil War (The Civil War). The Civil war started because of unique differences between
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1861-1865 population - 22 million - 90% of ind. goods‚ esp. munitions - efficient railroad system - controlled the navy‚ which could be used to blockade s. ports and shut down the s. eco. - but would have to fight an offensive war (long supply lines‚ unfamiliar territory...) - capable mil. leaders‚ inc. Ulysses S. Grant - Confederates had excellent generals too -Robert E. Lee and Thomas Jackson Defending is always easier than attacking (familiar w/climate and territory‚ possible
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Virinder Kaur POLS 202-01: International Relations Reaction Paper #1: Of Syrian Wars and US Foreign Policies Due: October 4‚ 2012 Modern Syria first gained its independence in 1946‚ following many years of violent strife. Before this‚ the state had been under a French Mandate and had suffered under a conditional (or more aptly‚ false) independence‚ wherein the French State held veto power over any potential laws introduced by the Syrian people (US Dept. of State). In 1970‚ the Baath party came
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Women Who Fought In the Civil War Submitted By: Tierahnee Balfour History 2010 Enhanced Mrs. Teresa Prober 19 October 2012 It is an accepted convention that the Civil War was a man’s fight‚ but to the women in that time period‚ it was not. Many women sacrificed their lives to fight for their family and for their country. The Civil War is symbolic in American history because it shaped society‚ as we know it today‚ “Free of slavery”. During the Civil War‚ women were mostly confined
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The costs of the Civil War included over 630‚000 American lives lost‚ destruction and damage to lands and cities in the South‚ and total economic costs of the war estimated to be $6‚190‚000‚000. By the end of the war‚ the South faced reconstruction both economically and culturally. A majority of Southern towns were destroyed and had hardly enough money to rebuild. The Civil War led to a boom in manufacturing‚ developments in communication‚ increase in railroad use and eventually an Industrial Revolution
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tempting to argue that battles and entire wars are exactly as they seem. This common problem is readily found in two wars fought in the 1860s: the American Civil War (1861-1865) and the Austro-Prussian War (1866). However‚ while it is easy to consider the American Civil War as simply a war fought by the Union to maintain territorial integrity throughout the relatively young United States‚ and the Austro-Prussian War as merely the “middle” war of the three wars of German Unification meant to expand “German”
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What military technology introduced aided the Union in winning the Civil War? The American Civil War was a war over the secession of the Confederacy. The Confederate States of America were formed after 11 slave states declared their secession due to the election of an Anti-Slavery republican as president. The remaining 25 states formed the Union. Weapons such as the Gatling Gun‚ repeating rifle‚ which gave soldier the ability to fire multiple rounds without reloading‚ railroads and telegraphs
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extent was Andrew Jackson’s policy toward the Native Americans motivated by humanitarian impulses? a. Remini‚ Robert. Andrew Jackson and his Indian Wars. 2001 b. Wallace‚ Anthony F.C. The Long Bitter Trail: Andrew Jackson and the Indians. 1993 7 Why did the North win/South lose the US Civil War? a. McPherson‚ James. Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era. 1988 b. Escott‚ Paul. After Secession: Jefferson Davis and the Failure of Confederate Nationalism 1978 8 To what extent should Abraham Lincoln
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The Civil War was a long war between the northern and southern states. The southern states seceded from the union‚ creating the Confederate States of America with their president as Jefferson Davis. This caused many years of violence with the union fighting for a united nation‚ and the confederacy fighting for secession. The war ended with a union victory‚ but it brought many consequences. The most significant of these consequences are the destruction of lives and property‚ the emancipation of slaves
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Is it reasonable to fight against your own country? 1861 is when the Civil war started. Many states had already left the union to form a group of states called the Confederacy. Texas was the seventh state to leave the Union and to join the others. This is when America started to fall apart. Texans fought in the Civil War because of slavery‚ state rights‚ and their love of Texas. Texans fought in the Civil War because they wanted slavery. In Texas there were 182‚566 slaves‚ which made up 30% of
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