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    Slavery contributed to Civil War in numerous ways. The cotton industry was booming in the South‚ and was in need for vast amounts of Labor. The North and the South would come to strong disagreements over slavery. The main reason that slavery contributed to the civil war were that the South’s economy depended on free Labor‚ and the North had no need for free labor because their industrialized economy provided stability for wage labor‚ so the north wanted to abolish slavery. The South was made up of

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    The American Civil War was a civil war fought between the North and the South or the Union and the Confederacy‚ respectably. This was fought to determine the integrity of the United States as it defeated the bid for independence by the autonomous Confederate States of America. War broke out in April of 1861‚ the Confederate armies attacked Fort Sumter‚ and the war was ended by the Confederate Armies surrendering in 1865. The slavery debate revolved around many vital issues. The slavery debate will

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    The civil war is not one sided. Both sides had their reasons to go to war. One of the main causes and most known was slavery. The Union said it was unjust and immoral‚ while the south believed it was okay to have slaves. An effect of this was the Emancipation Proclamation document. This document said that slavery was wrong and against god’s will. This document alone was a huge statement to the south and foreign countries alike. This document helped keep foreign countries from aiding the south because

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    Civil War The war was started due to a divide between the North and the South. There where advantages to both sides but only one could win. The Civil War started in 1861 and ended in 1865. Abraham Lincoln was voted President in 1860. He had said “Government cannot endure permanently half slave‚ half free…” (The History Place) After he was elected‚ seven slave states separated themselves from the U.S and formed the Confederate States. These states are South Carolina‚ Florida‚ Mississippi‚ Georgia

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    Causes of The English Civil War In this assessment I will be analysing the many causes and roots of the English Civil war which broke out in 1642. The English civil war was a long chain of conflict and rivalry‚ which was set between two very powerful forces‚ who consisted of The Royalists (King Charles I‚ and his supporters)‚ and the Roundheads (Parliament‚ and their supporters). The feud erupted on the 22nd of August 1642‚ and lasted for 7 years‚ when its final action took place in 1649. There

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    Study Guide I. United States Civil War: causes‚ course‚ and effects a. Cotton Economy and Slavery i. Cotton is King ii. Conditions of enslavement 1. “peculiar institution” of slavery frowned upon for a long time iii. Abolitionists 2. Underground Railroad a. Network of secret routes and safe houses used in helping slaves escape to free states b. Harriet Tubman i. Also known as Moses

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    Life of a Civil War soldier During the Civil War‚ over two million men and boys went to war‚ each with varied backgrounds and different stories to be told. While it is hard for many modern day Americans to fathom the hell these soldiers faced on a daily basis‚ it is possible to recreate illustrations of all the hardships faced through many documents recorded by the men with their first-person accounts of the battles. The lifestyle of a soldier in the Civil War consisted of multiple hardships on a

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    Civil war is a war fought between cities that are in the same country. Many countries have civil war before‚ and one of the world’s biggest country is America. America also have a civil war in the past‚ and it is a central event in America’s historical consciousness. The American civil war period is between April 12‚ 1861 to May 9‚ 1865. There are several events that cause American civil war. I am going to talk about the most important event that led to the civil war. “The people of the United

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    Kristen Anderson HIST 3060 February 25‚ 13 African Americans and the Civil War The role African Americans played in the outcome‚ and the road to the outcome of the Civil War was immense. The fact that the south had slaves and the north did not played an enormous role in the issues. The north wanted to abolish slavery‚ and the south did not and after the war started this became one of the main reasons for the Civil War. Since most African Americans could not read or write‚ this made them an

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    THE LIBERIAN CIVIL WAR The Liberian Civil War Algina Porte Strayer University Online Math 105 Prof. Clifton Collins Dec 13‚ 2009‚ THE LIBERIAN CIVIL WAR. Liberia is the oldest African Republic‚ located on the West Coast of Africa. Liberia was founded in 1822 by the American Colonization Society as a safe haven for freed slaves returning home from the Americas to greater freedom. Liberia became a republic in 1847. On April 12‚ 1980‚ the government of Liberia

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