The Civil War:The Real ReasonWhat was the Civil War The Civil War began April 12‚ 1861 with the attacks of Fort Sumter‚ and did not end until April 9‚ 1865 with the surrender of General Robert E. Lee of the Confederate Army. Over 620‚000 died in the war‚ along with disease killing twice as many as those lost in battle. 50‚000 survivors returned home as amputees. So why was this war fought?A common misconception It is a commonly held view that President Lincoln fought the Civil War to free the slaves
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As a country we know that there are many reasons and situations that started the civil war. However‚ many continue to debate over the ultimate causes of the Civil War. James McPherson wrote that‚ " The Civil War started because of the uncompromising differences between the free and slave states over the power of the national government to prohibit slavery in the territories that had not yet become states (civilwar.org). After Lincoln won the election in 1860 he was the first Republican pledging
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“Slavery cause the Civil War” Jeffrey W. Crawford Instructor: Dr. Peter Skirbunt Course: History 1301 College: Central Texas College Did slavery cause the Civil War? While slavery was not the only cause for the South to secede and take up arms against the United States‚ it was the central motivation for the Civil War. While many still debate the ultimate causes of the Civil War‚ Pulitzer Prize-winning author James McPherson writes that‚ "The Civil War started because of uncompromising differences
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History February 6th 2014 In the first years of the war‚ what were the political and military strategies of each side? Which side was more successful? Why? In the mid 1800’s the Civil War begun. It was between the Union‚ the north‚ and the Confederates‚ the south. Each side had its own reason to start the war. Economic and social differences between the North and the South were one of the reasons. Another reason for the start of the war was the fight for more state rights and more federal
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during the Civil War helped as nurses‚ cooks‚ solider‚ and spies. Women in the North also worked for the United States Sanitary Commission. “The primary national relief organization‚ coordinating donations to the Union.” The role southern women played during the Civil War was also to cook‚ be spies‚ the duties of the man while in his absence. “Women worked in munitions plants‚ as clerks in government offices‚ and as a sales force in retail businesses.” Clara Barton a famous Civil War nurse‚ she
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Cause and Effect: Slavery had a negative impact on the United States because it led to the Civil War‚ it led to a divided segregated nation‚ and it deprived African Americans of an equal opportunity to succeed. Imagine not being able to a certain bathroom or go to the same school as other people. What if you had to follow the unfair rules of society just because your skin color isn’t white? These were the disadvantages of colored people. Not being able to live a great life and having the same rights
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The Civil War was one of the most important events that occurred in America. It shaped America to what it is today. Tension rising thing after thing and was one of the most debatable and deadly events in history. Without the Civil War‚ there would still be slavery and other horrible acts. Though it may be said that the War happened all because of one event‚ which is not true. There are several factors that led to the War‚ and it was not just one occasion. The biggest cause that led to the Civil War
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Was the failure of the political system to end slavery the cause of the civil war? I think yes. There were many events that led up to the civil war that I think sparked the start of it. For example‚ the Kansas-Nebraska Act‚ the Fugitive Slave Act‚ and the famous book Uncle Tom’s Cabin. The Kansas-Nebraska Act was one of the sparks to the civil war. This Act allowed Kansas and Nebraska to become a territory in the United States. But there was a law called Popular Sovereignty. In these two new territories
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US Hist. to 1876 Was the Civil War worth it? I believe that the civil war was worth it. Even though a lot of negative consequences came out of it‚ the positive outweighed the negative. The largest cause of the war was slavery. The North and South had contained their differences over slavery for sixty years after the Constitutional Convention. Compromise in 1787 had resolved the questions of slave trade and how to count slaves for congressional representation. The Compromise of 1850 was the last
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The Civil War was a hard and long fought war with many battles‚ deaths‚ and injuries. In 1861 the Civil War began‚ but not before a series of events that reached the boiling point of both Northerners and Southerners. Three events that inflamed tensions between the North and South included the Compromise of 1850‚ the publishment of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin‚” and the election of 1860. The Civil War lasted about 4 years‚ and that was because the North and South had differing opinions on slavery. The first
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