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    ABRAHAM LINCOLN and the THE CIVIL WAR BY MARK HUDSON NOVEMBER 8‚ 2012 Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth president during the civil war. Most people said he was the best president. During the civil war 3 million people went to war and 600‚000 died. He was born February 12‚ 1809‚ in Harden County‚ Kentucky. Both of his parents were born in Virginia. Lincoln made extraordinary efforts to study and become smart while he was working on a farm. He also split rails for fences‚ and worked in a

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    of years‚ as well as rival European nations fighting for supremacy that ultimately culminated in the rebellion of the thirteen colonies against the British Empire in 1776. While the study of our history includes dates and facts about Presidents and wars; our story is the story of legends‚ curses and folk tales that have originated here in the Americas during the past three centuries and have stood the test of time. Names like Washington‚ Franklin‚ Lincoln‚ and Roosevelt are synonymous with American

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    DBQ: WHAT CAUSED THE CIVIL WAR? Proslavery and antislavery civilians clash. The "tea cup sitting close to the edge of the table" (Background Essay) begins to rattle heavily and almost fall off. The Civil War has begun. This "war between the states" shows that extremity of differences in opinions can lead to violence and death. There were over 618‚000 casualties by the end of the war‚ which lasted from 1861 to 1865. So‚ what lead to this wildness? The Civil War was caused by three main reasons: economic

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    changes occurred‚ slavery became the biggest controversy of the 18th century. All of the debate eventually led to the Civil War. Both sides of the United States endured a different point of view during this time due to different political‚ economic‚ and social causes. Initially‚ the North and South always had social and economic tension‚ but political issues sparked the Civil War. President Buchanan was seen to be the start of the Southern secession. In an agreement between the South‚ he agreed to

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    How did life in the South change for blacks and whites politically‚ economically‚ and socially after the Civil War? Civil War members of Congress tried to destroy the white power structure of the Rebel States. There was a bureau created to protect the interests of former slaves called The Freeman’s Bureau on March 3‚ 1865. It helped them find jobs‚ get a better education and create better health facilities. The bureau spent around $17‚000‚000 to build 4‚000 schools and over 100 hospitals

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    Ever since the waning battles‚ and the slow‚ contentious process of reconstructing the Union and the readmission of the Confederate States‚ the American Civil War has filled more pages of scholarly discourse than any other event in U.S. history (1). Amongst the endless topics to which these volumes are devoted‚ no topic is more debated‚ chronicled and studied than the various causes that lead to the bloodiest conflict in American history‚ and its effects on this country’s future. As the 19th century

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    When the Civil War began in 1861 it began for many political reasons all of the reasons were affected by slavery‚ but the war was not entirely about slavery. It is a belief that President Lincoln and the north started the war because they were fighting for slavery‚ but this common belief in not completely true. They fought to protect the Union. Because of the willingness of the African Americans to fight in the war they changed the idea of slavery and new reasons for the fighting of one of the

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    Karlie Hadden  Block 2  12­9­2014  Civil War DBQ  Suzannah= Pink.. You should put a period there. then start a new sentence‚ for EXAMPLE:  Discuss the elements of causation for the American Civil War from 1821­1861.  During the time period of 1821­1861‚ deviation stifled the American Union. The  American Civil War was caused by economic digression between the North and South‚(.)  All  fueled by the disagreement in state rights versus federal rights‚ slavery‚ and political  idiosyncrasy.   Econom

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    the States seceded from the Union‚ certain events led toward the Civil war and now it was here. In 1861‚ South Carolina open fired at Fort Sumter ( an army base that still belonged to the United States.) Abraham Lincoln declared Marshall law and put the military in charge and he stopped the Habeas Corpus law which had given people the right to know what they were being arrested for. The Union had a greater advantage during this war because they had more people and more resources. However the South

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    Sadly the Civil War divided our young nation‚ this time we weren ’t fighting another country for our freedom. We were fighting now fighting amongst ourselves--all Americans!!!! The potential to ruin our own nation from within was a distinct possibility. This was brother against brother-families divided. The Civil War lasted four years‚ 1861 to 1865. "Vicksburg is the key. The war can never be brought to a close until the key is in our pocket‚" President Abraham Lincoln said. Southerners agreed.

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