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    North Versus South The Civil War was a remarkable moment in history. This war went from 1861 to 1865‚ between the North and South of the United States. The North and South were drifting apart over time because of slavery and agriculture. The North wanted a unified country but the South wanted their own government. There were many battles throughout the war‚ one of the craziest being Shiloh. There were also multiple important people involved in this war. Ulysses S. Grant impacted the Civil War tremendously

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    interactions have been constructed. As for the North and the South‚ they exhibited their differences before the 1860’s‚ and it was from their clashing viewpoints that started the Civil War. However‚ this war did more than prove their contrasting goals‚ as it showed the diversities between the two. Politically and economically‚ the North and South changed dramatically due to the Civil War. Right after the election of President Abraham Lincoln‚ the South instantly withdrew from the Union. It is evident

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    The south’s view on slavery was way different from the one in the north because they thought slavery was a good thing because their economy depended on slavery. In the north they had a complete different opinion on the topic of slavery the north believed it was wrong and it should be stopped this is why in the north there was a lot of abolitionists groups. The south would constantly say that everything they said was fake and that they are liers. This is why compromise started to break down because

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    The American Civil War was the first modern war compared to the Napoleonic wars because Union and Confederate armies waged a total war that encompassed mass politics and advanced technologies. “The Civil War combined the mass politics and passions of the Wars of the French Revolution with the technology‚ productive capacity‚ and managerial style of the emerging Industrial Revolution.” The Civil War was not only an example of a modern war but one of the earliest examples of total war. The Union and

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    legal. Although many people believed it to be moral‚ there was an equally big population that did not. This created a big division between the two regions of America. The North and the South were two enemies on different sides; this held true when the Civil War took place. But even so‚ there were lots of conflicts that led up to the war. The issue over slavery grew‚ and spread to other things‚ directly affecting them. Things like the economy were affected‚ and also created a greater gap between the regions

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    Analyze the events leading up to the Civil War from the perspectives of both the north and the south. Be sure to discuss both on the eve of war in regards to politics‚ culture and economics. The north relied heavily on industry and commerce‚ while the south relied heavily on plantations and agriculture. They were also seeing completely different views on the subject of slavery. Three big causes of the Civil War were that of states vs. federal rights‚ slavery within territories‚ and the abolition

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    North and South Before war between the two territories‚ the North and the South of America‚ there were many more differences other than having different views on slavery‚ the two sides have different ways of life‚ economy‚ and beliefs. But you may be surprised by how similar the North and South are. There are some similarities between the two sides‚ the Northern and Southern parts of America. Both a part of the United States Of America‚ they also are immigrants first originating from Europe. Both

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    Advantages in the Civil War No war has killed as many American men as the Civil War. This is because it was a war between ourselves. Leading up to the war were disagreements about slavery and Presidents and other things like that. The South on one side‚ and the North on the other. When Lincoln was elected‚ who the North wanted as President but the South didn’t‚ all hell broke loose. The South attacked northern troops at Fort Sumter and thus began the Civil War. In this war the North had almost

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    Reconstruction might be realized.” (W.E.B Dubois). This explains that people‚ both in the south and the north have seen all the bad issues that happened after the civil war. The civil war has caused a large separation between the south and north. From all the damage that happened between the two states of slavery getting involved and separation made Lincoln make a reconstruction to make the north and south one big state at the end. The north had passed the 13th‚ 14th and 15th amendment to protect the African-Americans

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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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