The Civil War began when the Northern and Southern parts of the United States grew along different terms. The South wanted to become an independent nation and remained an economy based on agriculture while the North became more industrialized. When the social‚ economic‚ and political views surfaced‚ it led to disagreements on issues between the North and South. The Civil War was a pivotal event that influenced important historical events that led to the reconstruction of the nation (“The Political
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The Civil War was one of the main wars in the American history‚ which had drastic effects including the death of a huge amount of Americans‚ reconstruction‚ Carpetbaggers‚ and Jim Crow Laws. I believe that the Civil War was fought over the issue of slavery and not the state rights. There were various causes of the slavery but the expansion of slavery was the core issue which had increased the tensions between the North and South America. This is because as the North had growing industrialization
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Industrialization after the Civil War led to great business improvements in the United States of America. After the Civil War the inventions of a variety of machines were underway. Before the Civil War and the industrialization era‚ businesses were small and they were unable to make their products in mass amounts. Each business had to make their inventory by hand‚ which took a great deal of time. Due to the creation of machinery‚ businesses in America took off. Owners based their businesses
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Harvard Outline Title: The Battle of Antietam and Resorting to the Emancipation Proclamation I. The significant major events or actions taken place by the Union at the start of the Civil War were the Blockades‚ The Battle of Antietam‚ and the Emancipation Proclamation. A. Concentrating on the south’s principle ports. 1. The North held blockades on the South’s ports and coastal routes. a. It would Holt any economic growth that the South received through trade and commerce such as
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Post-Civil War Reconstruction Essay The Civil War managed to divide the United States into two sections incapable of negotiating a way to effectively work together. When the war ended in 1864‚ with the Union taking the victory‚ it left America in ruins and from there America started the reconstruction process in an effort to restore the glory that once was. Although Reconstruction had the complete intentions of creating an even better America than before‚ it unfortunately regressed because of things
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The Civil War had been building for an extremely long time and the violent tensions had only grown from the conflict in Bleeding Kansas and the assault on Charles Sumner one of America’s bloodiest wars. The strain between the North and South flourished over the issues of slavery‚ state rights‚ and the overall Southern need of independence. Various constitutional and social changes heavily amounted to revolution in America through changes to politics‚ race‚ and the economy. In 1860 Republican Abraham
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Political Causes of the Civil War When discussing the causes of the civil war‚ some topics that may come up are the differences between the North and the South economically‚ or perhaps the South’s refusal to industrialize‚ but by far the most popular is that the boom in cotton production following Eli Whitey’s invention of the Cotton Gin is the most prominent argument. The Cotton Gin was a huge contributor to what brought the Civil War about; however‚ there are many other factors to consider‚ such
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Title: The American Civil War Review Scavenger Hunt Use the underlined sites to find the answers to the questions. (Place your cursor before the Question mark and type your question. Highlight a word or words and link to the web site Where the answer is located.) 1. Who was the president of the Confederate States of America? Jefferson Davis 2. Clara Barton became the first president of the American Red Cross. 3. President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated on April 14‚ 1865 in Washington
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power and different views on slavery. The dispute between the north and south caused the civil war. Due to the civil war 620‚000 people were killed or wounded. Slavery was abolished but many properties were destroyed and it created huge tensions and problems between states. The south needed to reconstruct because of all the damage caused by the civil war. The reconstruction period accorded after the civil war. Due to the fact that congress made an effort in reconstruction and
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The Soldiers War Alexander Hamilton once said‚ “When the sword is once drawn‚ the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation.” The American Civil War came into being due to these “passions of men”‚ and the average men‚ who went into the war with such gusto‚ got slapped into the harsh reality of war. The Civil War ushered in a new era of fighting‚ with new tactics‚ new weapons‚ and new strategies. However‚ as the first of major changes‚ the transition took time‚ and that time cost the lives
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