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    The Civil War was a time of great change for many people‚ especially people who had been slaves before the war. They were finally free and required the help of the American government to adjust and get started in their new lives as free men and women. Although they received their freedom‚ they did not receive enough help from the American government in the aftermath of the Civil War for it to be as revolutionary as it could have been In fact‚ they received almost no help from the United States

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    The United 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

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    The civil war was the bloodiest war in American history. Families torn apart by different views‚ all fought in the name of liberty. Was this war about race? How could it not be? It was a fight of one group of people‚ whites‚ to own another group of people‚ blacks‚ and for blacks to be free with no oppressive master controlling their lives. A fight that lead to blacks being a free people. Black men were barred from joining the U.S. military because of an existing federal law passed in 1792. President

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    There were many events‚ people‚ and opinions that caused the U.S. Civil War in 1861. But the three biggest causes were states rights versus federal rights‚ the abolition movement‚ and the controversy of allowing slavery in the territories. Although these may appear to be vague‚ it was the events inside that made the difference. The South had a vested interest in not allowing the federal government to interfere with their state rights. The South claimed the federal government is prohibited by the

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    While walking through an art museum‚ one might stop and read the artwork labels for more insight or details on a piece. Too often‚ these descriptions will point to the political and social climate as heavy influences of the specific artist or movement. It is natural to generalize a time period and attribute historical events to new elements of art. Like the visual arts‚ music is no such stranger to academics drawing weak links between historical events and new music styles. In our case‚ the origins

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    Between 1848 and 1861 there were many issues the 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

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    Before the civil war happened‚ the northern army was a small army‚ when crisis came volunteers came to protect their land and freedoms if threatened. the souths army was only made up of white men‚ while the norths army was made of foreign people who came from different countries‚ white men and eventually blacks after Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation of 1863. As the war continued the army only had five major goals. The armies’ major goals were to block the southern coasts‚ capture and control the

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    When women got the right to vote in 1919‚ women made a huge step toward equality but they still had a long way to go. But women continued making these steps toward equality for the remainder of the 20th century. 20 years after earning the vote‚ World War 2 occurred. Women took over almost of the workforce‚ and proved that they were an important part of society. Then later in the 1970s‚ the birth control pill was invented; women were now able to focus particularly on their career and having babies

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    The Civil Rights Movement in the United States between 1954 and 1968‚ was one of the most important times in American history. With activities‚ protest marches and boycotts‚ organizations challenged segregation and discrimination. The Movement happened because not all Americans were being treated in the same way. In general white Americans were treated better than any other American people‚ especially African-American people. The Civil Rights Movement made the country a more fair and humane society

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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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