The Union’s strategy in the West When the Civil War started the Union was hurt because they weren’t an organized front as compared to the south. The Union had 3 Generals in the west compared to one in the south. Each Major General was in charge of his area or "Departments." The Union had a Department of Kansas‚ a Department of Missouri‚ and a Department of Ohio. All of these states were boarder states and very important for the Union to protect. The Union made keeping Missouri and Kentucky
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The Civil War That Ended Slavery The United States civil war began in April 1861 pitting the Northern states (Union States) against the Confederacy States (Southern States). The main duel was fueled primarily by differences between the two parties on the idea of slavery and secondarily on trade‚ tariffs‚ and states rights. Therefore‚ in fighting‚ the first aim was first to stop secession of the southern states in order to preserve the union. This however evolved into a war to end slavery and free
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The Civil War which lasted from 1861 to 1877 was mainly caused by the diverging society between the North and the South. The North and the South had different goals. There were many factors that led to the war and the chief ones were political and economic differences between the North and the South. The North’s aggression to control the South had led to the point where it was intolerable. The issue on slavery was one of the cause of the Civil War. Slavery and slave trades had become a big part of
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hands.” (from Senator James Henry Hammond’s “Cotton is King‚” Document Library‚ March 4‚ 1858) The Confederates have their advantages and weaknesses in their economy‚ diplomacy‚ and military and so do the Union. However‚ the Confederacy stood above the Union with their advantages of the southern states. They were determined to protect their laws to maintain the efficiency of their country after secession from the Union. The Confederacy was better equipped and more prepared to win the Civil War. Although
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Military and The American Civil War What events and people fall under this important theme of the American Civil War? Military was very important in the Civil War‚ and was basically the most important thing. When people think about war the first thing that comes to their head is weapons and militia. The military was a key factor in the war the winner was going to be determined on who had the better army and whose side was stronger. There were two major armies involved in the Civil War‚ but there
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great window into the beginning of the Civil War. It was evident that the Southerners wanted to preserve slavery but what exactly was the Northerners fighting for? The North wanted to preserve the Union that was created by the ratification of the Constitution. Rendering enemies in one country was not the intention of the North. The secession of the South after the election of Abraham Lincoln as president was a spark to the tumult. If the subject of secession was in the constitution‚ there most likely
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the American Civil War Of 1861 As one of the most notable historical event in the world‚ the American Civil War of 1861 is the most studied conflicts across the globe. The motivations and events that led to this war can be analyzed from the social‚ political and economic aspects. However‚ political compromises from different party persuasions and state interest led to the inevitable event of a national civil war. According to experts‚ up to 10 events and situations directly made the war unavoidable
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The Civil War Was An Inevitable Event In American History The Civil War was a nesscary war created by our own demise. As preivous mistakes of allowing slavery and compromise allowed a great nation such as the United States to have a nesscary war amongst each other to radacate it from its lands. This great issue can be traced back to the declaration of independence‚ three-fithts compromise‚ and as George Washington warned of political parties. This paper will show how the Civil War was an inevitable
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There were several Union war strategies and tactics that were used to win the war. The Union war strategies and tactics from 1861-1865 were derived from policy objectives. The war’s primary objective was simply the reoccupation of the government installations seized from the Union. So‚ their main goal was to basically reconcile and restore the Union. In order to successfully do this‚ the Union had to invade the Confederacy. However‚ President Lincoln promised that “the utmost care will be observed
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The compromises from 1846 to 1861 were‚ by their intentions‚ to postpone the struggle between the north and the south temporarily but not to solve it. The foundational problems‚ like the the slavery itself‚ the differences in social structure and economic system and the expansion of slavery‚ were left. The increasing struggle between the abolitionists and slave owners and between the newly formed Republican Party and the Democratic Party kept putting those questions in front of the US people. The
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