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    know about the civil war‚ about how it all started this and that. But what really started the civil war? There may be many reasons why it started. However‚ here’s four main reasons why the civil war started. One of them was “The Election Of 1860” there was 4 candidates lincoln‚ douglas‚ breckinridge‚ and john bell. Abraham lincoln won the election‚ the south thought that lincoln was anti-slavery. The south was heated‚ and they were mad at the north. Another reason why the civil war started was “The

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    "Slavery was the Cause of the Civil War." Although the North and the South were part of the same Union they were very different in many ways. The Southern states believed in slavery while the northern states were against it. Eventually it would lead to the War Between the States or the Civil War. There other reasons that left to the Civil War as well but slavery was the main cause of the war. The South had always been slave states. They wanted them to include the new states as slave states so

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    Family Life During Civil War As a pivotal point in our nation’s history‚ the civil war holds a special fascination in the land and minds of the American people. It was a war entirely fought by Americans‚ often dividing families and even brothers against brothers. The American civil war was unforgettable. It was fought between the United States of America and the Southern slave states of the nearly formed confederate state of America under Jefferson Davis. The Civil War made really a tragic long

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    Sectionalism caused The Civil War‚ and it was a huge problem in the US. One side protecting the opinion that every man is created equal‚ and one protecting the idea of slavery‚ and how blacks 3are a less powerful race. This was definitely a darker time in US history‚ with Lincoln being president during it all. Sectionalism is to blame for this‚ with the North and the South constantly growing apart every minute in the 1800s. Sectionalism led to Economic and Political conflicts in the mid-1800s

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    Union in the Civil War The American Civil War‚ was fought from 1861 to 1865. It was caused by the disagreement over the future of slavery between the industrialized North and the agrarian South. That dispute led to secession. The North’s initial political objective was clear: to restore the Union. Later‚ emancipation‚ or freeing the slaves‚ became another objective. The Confederacy (South) wanted its independence. The Secession led to the Civil War. The victory of Union in the Civil War was a product

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    American Civil War‚ as the period of time circling around this event in history has always been fascinating to me. I first became interested in the Civil War in my fifth grade history class‚ as all of the students went through an extensive unit regarding it. There‚ I learned a relatively large amount of information regarding it‚ discovering that it was a momentous clash between parties that shapes much of American history. I was introduced to many sources regarding the events of the American Civil War

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    The Civil War was the one bloodiest war in American history. But it was also arguably the most important war in America. It was a battle to end slavery and give African American the same life that a White American had. The war was fought between the North (against slavery) and South (for slavery). Abraham Lincoln was a very important part in the Civil War as he believed that slavery wasn’t right. And with his leadership‚ slavery would be no more in America. But it is what happens after the Civil War

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    slavery was the end result of a gruesome war that all started because an abolitionist said “this can not go on any longer”. This war was fought by two mighty sides‚ The Confederate (north) and The Union (south). Both of them fought over state’s rights‚ slavery and the economy. This war was the end of many lives but in the end‚ it made many new ones thrive. This bloody‚ cruel war was called‚ The Civil War. You would think that the only cause of The Civil War was slavery‚ but boy‚ oh boy‚ you are wrong

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    The Civil War lasted 1861-1865. The war resolved two fundamental questions left unresolved by the revolution: whether the United States was to be a dissolvable confederation of sovereign states or an indivisible nation with a sovereign national government; and whether this nation‚ born of a declaration that all men were created with an equal right to liberty‚ would continue to exist as the largest slaveholding country in the world. The civil war was the United States bloodiest war in America history

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    The Civil war had a major effect on States across the U.S.. Though it affected both southern and northern states I believe it affected the south the most. Out of all the places damaged by the Civil War Atlanta‚ Georgia stands out the most. Known to be called ‘A city among the hills”‚ Atlanta will forever be altered by the Civil War Atlanta‚ founded December 29‚ could be considered “thriving” before the Civil War. In the year 1854 Atlanta became the rail hub for the entire south‚ making it a very

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