The American Civil War created the nation of the United States as we know it today. The bloodiest war in the history of the nation‚ the victory was a combination of many factors and many battles that finally resulted in a Union victory. But why would a nation engage in combat so fiercely that more Americans were lost in the one war than in the American Revolution‚ WW1‚ WW2 and the Vietnam War combined? The main cause of the American Civil War was slavery. According to historian David Goldfield
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The American Civil War In 1860‚ arguably the world’s greatest nation was locked in Civil War. The war divided the country between the North (Union) and South (Confederate). The war lasted five years and by 1865 the Confederate forces were truly beaten. Out of this horrendous war though‚ where some 600‚000 men died grew a greater sense of nationalism than is today‚ unrivalled around the world. The American Civil War is interpreted differently by many historians but most see the catalyst as
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the future of America. This was a moment when our nation was divided between the North and the South and led to a war. The way our nations leaders responded to the division North and the South and how they affected the future of every American citizen. I would like to know more about Confederate Leaders and the goals they wanted for the future of the nation. Did our leaders have intentions of reuniting the country at any time after the war? Regardless
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In the last month of 1860 many articles were written previous to‚ and following‚ the secession of South Carolina. South Carolina separated from the Union that constitutes the United States December 20‚ 1860. The articles: Confederate States of America - Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of South Carolina from the Federal Union‚ New-York Daily Tribune – The Right of Secession and‚ New-York Times – Peaceable Secession‚ are all writings specific to South Carolina’s
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Abraham Lincoln is one of the most well-known Presidents because of the things he did. Lincoln helped the United States get through the Civil War‚ which had the highest casualty rate of Americans than any other war. South Carolina threatened to secede if Lincoln won the election‚ so the state seceded on December 20‚ 1860. (South Carolina‚ 1862) After Lincoln was elected he had to travel to Washington‚ D.C. from Illinois. On the trip‚ Lincoln was supposed to go through Baltimore‚ Maryland. General
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military career‚ Davis served as a U.S. senator and as Secretary of War under Franklin Pierce before his election as the president of the secessionist Confederate States of America. He was later indicted for treason‚ though never tried‚ and remained a symbol of Southern pride until his death in 1889. Quotes "I regarded the separation of the States as a great‚ though not the greater evil." – Jefferson Finis Davis Background Military leader and statesman Jefferson Davis was born Jefferson Finis
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started in 1861 when the Confederate states attacked Fort Sumter. The Confederate states included Texas‚ Arkansas‚ Louisiana‚ Mississippi‚ Alabama‚ Tennessee‚ Georgia‚ Florida‚ South Carolina‚ North Carolina‚ and Virginia. The Union states included Oregon‚ California‚ Nevada‚ Kansas‚ Iowa‚ Minnesota‚ Wisconsin‚ Illinois‚ Indiana‚ Michigan‚ Ohio‚ Pennsylvania‚ New York‚ Rhode Island‚ Vermont‚ Massachusetts‚ New Hampshire‚ Maine‚ New Jersey‚ and Connecticut. The Confederate states were made up of mostly
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American History Exam Review Unit 1&2 1. Name the empires that were located in America before the arrival of Europeans. The Inca‚ the Olmec‚ the Maya‚ the Aztec‚ the Moundbuilders‚ the Iroquois‚ the Five Civilized Tribes. 2. Name where each tribe was located ( North or South America) and one accomplishment for each of the empires. 3. What was a joint stock company? A joint stock company was when people bought shares in companies that were hoping
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the basis that states’ rights were superior‚ a lack of soldiers compared to the Union‚ preventing slaves from escaping‚ and overconfidence in cotton. The North faced its own difficulties upon the South’s secession such as starting war with a new president‚ maintaining national unity‚ preventing more southern states from joining the Confederate States of America‚ a lack of soldier experience in comparison to the South‚ and preventing Britain and France from siding with the Confederates. While the North
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President of the United States‚ serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional‚ military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union‚ while ending slavery‚ and promoting economic and financial modernization. Reared in a poor family on the western frontier‚ Lincoln was mostly self-educated. He became a country lawyer‚ an Illinois state legislator‚ and a one-term member of the United States House of Representatives
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