There is no doubt that the Civil War was inevitable and was going to happen sooner or later. Many historical events lead up and caused to the Civil War and there was no way to avoid it. The United States and all of their presidents throughout the time period were dealing with other problems like women’s rights and reform movements and it was a lot to deal with. The Civil War was inevitable because there were certain pieces of land that couldn’t be determined as a slave or a free state‚ there were
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Internships are an important part of the growing experience for an individual; they can help determine what one would like to pursue for a future career‚ and what one would not like to do. My time interning with the National Museum of Civil War Medicine was overall an amazing experience. I now possess an overall understanding of the tasks of a collection manager must deal with on a day-to-day basis. I tackled a multitude of projects while working with Kate McDaniel‚ the projects consisted of dealing
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Weathers effect of the Civil War Weather had a great impact on every aspect of the Civil War. People‚ soldiers and civilians alike‚ wrote about the weird weather. The Civil War occurred not too long after the Little Ice Age. The Little Ice Age was a period of time‚ 1310-1850‚ that had intensely cold winter with easterly winds‚ then heavy rains with raging heat. Weather was probably the greatest impact in the Civil War by far. It directly and indirectly determine the outcomes of everything. One
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Civil War Casualties: The Numbers The American Civil War‚ also known as the War Between the States‚ was a civil war fought from 1861 to 1865 in the United States of America after seven Southern slave states declared their separation from the North and formed the Confederate States of America. The ACW is widley refered to Americnas bloodiest conflict and more Americans both Union and Confederate‚ ended up as causalities than in any other war in U.S. history.Casualties were those soldiers who were
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Civil War Amendments For four long years‚ a war raged on‚ a war being fought for the freedom of slaves. These men and women were held in bondage and seen as property by their owners. Brothers fought against brothers‚ to preserve the union‚ but also for the rights of African- Americans held in slavery. The war’s end brought a victory for the Union and freedom for the slaves. With Lincoln’s influence‚ constitutional amendments were ratified that provided the newly freed slaves with the right to vote
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Photography in the Civil War Although the civil war was a very gruesome war killing 600‚000 people‚ looking back on history without photography it could not have been a modern war (Brooks). Throughout the civil war photography was a very big part of making the civil war a modern war. Also photography made the civil war a modern war because of the Job photographers had to do‚ people and companies‚ and the effects photography had on the war. Since photography was so important in the War‚ people worked
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Alex Hagwood 8th Period 3-5-09 Civil War Essay There were many contributions that were made during the Civil War that have made an impact on us today‚ including weapons‚ medicine‚ and fighting tactics. These have all improved with today’s technology. They have also become more sophisticated. Weapons have increasingly become more efficient and accurate‚ but they have had a model to work with. First‚ you have cannons and mortars. These could use a wide range of ammunition and had a long range
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Phil Ninan 12/5/2005 U.S. History Per. 4 The Road to the Civil War Until 1861 compromises helped the United States of America to avoid civil war. The Compromise of 1850 led a series of events set out to prevent war. The compromise of 1850 consisted of negotiations Henry Clay made which included issues on: slavery‚ land‚ and money. Also there were events that helped lead to war such as the Kansas-Nebraska Act. This included concerns with: the idea of popular sovereignty‚ repeal
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Gregory Robinson Jr World Studies Civil War Essay 2/9/13 In the antebellum period there were many things that we could say were the main causes of the war but the tree that I say that caused the war would be when the Mexican war ended‚ the Fugitive Slave Act‚ John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry‚ and one of the most important ones was the election of Abraham Lincoln. With the end of the Mexican War‚ America was given western territories. This caused a problem as these new territories
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After The Civil War The civil war spawned some of the most gruesome battles in america’s history‚ but besides the immeasurable loss of life what truly made the war such a significant event in America’s history? After the Union victory in the plight to end slavery and provide equity among the races‚ life changed many ways for blacks and whites‚ but some things never changed despite the efforts of Abraham Lincoln and his supporters. The country was split in two with the North in power and the South
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