tried and hanged on December 2‚ 1859 at Charleston‚ Virginia. Thanks to Brown’s willingness to fight‚ he made a name for himself among the abolitionists. The Southerners praised the use of force from antislavery forces. As tensions grew between the states about slavery‚ it was not until the results of the election of 1860 that divided the country apart. Throughout the past years‚ the presidents believed that slavery was legal and would not abolish it. However‚ with this election‚ the outcome decided
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The Mississippi River system was the highway of the western part of the Confederate and United States. At the beginning of the war‚ the South controlled the Mississippi from the meeting of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers at Cairo‚ Illinois to New Orleans‚ Louisiana. There were several important rebel strongholds along the Mississippi‚ including Memphis‚ Island Number Ten‚ on the Tennessee-Kentucky border‚ and Vicksburg‚ Mississippi. The Union realized that controlling the Mississippi River was essential
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1860 the average American believed that they were living the happiest and luckiest a person could be. They were generally living better than their fathers‚ and looked forward to their children prospering more than themselves. However‚ at the time America had developed into two very different societies between the North and the South. These changing societies were beginning to adjust to the start of the industrial revolution in separate ways. In the North slavery had died out as it did not pay. However
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In many ways‚ this is true. Throughout history‚ America has been struggling with issues of race and identity. From slavery‚ to the civil rights movement‚ to the debate over gay marriage today‚ people have been questioning and debating issues of equality for centuries. One of the most vehement of these debates has been regarding the flying of the Confederate flag. From 1961 to July 1‚ 2000‚ the Confederate flag flew atop the South Carolina State House dome. Ralph Ellison‚ author of the award-winning
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forces and its people’s morale‚ that Sherman’s army could march unopposed through the South. Title: Sherman’s March to the Sea The American Civil War started in 1861 after the Southern States in America started to secede from the Union. The states that seceded later formed the Confederate States of America. The war had been brought on by many hostilities and differing views on opinions of slavery and the election of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in 1860. To help end the civil war the Union would
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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 D.C. by John Wilkes Booth. 4. Union General William T. Sherman
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The Civil War‚ which is also known as “The War Between the States”‚ was fought between 1861 and 1865 in the Northern and Southern states. The war was fought between the United States and the Confederate State of America. The Confederate States of America was made up of eleven states that ended up leaving the Union in 1860 and 1861. These states that made up the Confederate States of America were South Carolina‚ Mississippi‚ Florida‚ Alabama‚ Georgia‚ Louisiana‚ Texas‚ Virginia‚ Arkansas‚ North Carolina
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Sumter; the Civil War still captures The United States imagination. In this report you will learn about the Civil War. The four main points that you will learn about is the beginning of the war‚ during the war‚ the end of the war‚ and why the war was even started. ------------------------------------------------- From the 1600s to the mid-1800s slavery was really big in the United States‚ because slaves contributed a lot to the economy of the United States. In the 1800s slaves were very important to
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Virtue Abraham Lincoln is considered today‚ to be one of the best presidents of the United States. However he was despised by many at the time of his election. When he was elected a number of states in the south insisted that they would not be governed by him and wanted to secede. By the time he of his inauguration seven states had already seceded with four more following shortly after. The Confederates seceded because they feared that slavery would be ended‚ and they felt it was too important
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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 that truly ends slavery once in for all and brings America closer. We live in a society
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