Western United States‚ but the nation as a whole. He stated that the U.S. government couldn’t go on with part of them pro-slavery and the other against it. The reason Lincoln was a sectional candidate was clear; the North protested against slavery‚ and the South urged for the continuation of it. When he won in the presidential election of 1860‚ Southerners were upset; this
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establish a new nation. This new nation would be called the Confederate States of America‚ declaring itself a provisional(temporary) Congress. “The countries that attended this convention were Alabama‚ Florida‚ Georgia‚ Louisiana‚ Mississippi‚ South Carolina‚ and Texas. Jefferson Davis and Alexander Stephens were chosen unanimously as the provisional president and the vice president in order to convince the other undecided slave states to join the Confederacy. A committee spent five weeks composing
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Fort Delaware became a State Park in 1951. Dating back to 1859‚ the Fort was originally used to protect the ports of Wilmington and Philadelphia‚ and served as a Union fortress and a Confederate prison. Many of Fort Delaware’s first Confederate prisoners were brought from the Battle of Kernstown in 1862 and the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863. A total of thirty-two thousand prisoners were kept at Fort Delaware. The state of Delaware obtained the Fort from the United States Federal government in 1947
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CHAPTER 15 TEST REVIEW RECONSTRUCTION AND THE NEW SOUTH Multiple Choice Questions 1. Reconstruction of the South after the Civil War was viewed by the victorious Northerners as A) a means by which the industrial capacity of the South could be rebuilt B) the best means by which poor whites could be given positions of power in the South C) the only way the South could be prevented from restoring their pre-Civil War society D) a necessary evil
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The United States Civil War was fought between the states remaining loyal to the Union (predominately states from the North) and those wishing to secede‚ forming a separate nation‚ the Confederate States of America (made up of the southern states). One of the deadliest battles of the war was the Battle of Gettysburg. The battle lasted from July 1‚ 1863 until July 3‚1863. This battle is recognized as the deadliest battle to take place on U.S. soil. In 2011‚ the History Channel made a documentary about
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Morgan Averette The Civil War: Tuscaloosa’s Involvement Throughout history‚ America has been involved in many wars. No war hit quite as close to home as the Civil War. Brothers fought against brothers‚ and families were torn apart. Living in the United States during this time was rough‚ but living in the south was even harder. Tuscaloosa‚ being so close to the University of Alabama‚ played a significant role in the Civil War; it is important to understand Tuscaloosa’s involvement in the
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endeavor to create a more perfect republic. In seeking to ensure that the Confederate States would be welcomed back to the Union amiably‚ I will argue that Lincoln prevailed by remaining both moderate and neutral‚ and in so doing‚ revived a nation desperate to push forward. On March 4‚ 1865‚ in front of the U.S. Capitol Building‚ President Lincoln articulated how both the Union and the seceding Confederate states ventured to inhibit a battle that "all dreaded" and "sought to avert" (Dolbeare
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The Union Dissolves What events led the United States into civil war? There are many factors that lead into the beginning of the Civil War‚ but most of the disagreements arose from one problem: slavery. During this time‚ the nation was split into two: half of which supported slavery‚ and the other strongly against it. The Northerners were strongly against slavery while the Southerners supported it. Not only are there many causes of the Civil War; there were also many effects that emerged from the
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experienced than Grant. All of those points makes Grant a better general than Lee. The civil war was not a fun battle. Many people died during that war. During the 1800’s the southern portion of the United States broke off and became its own separate country. They became the Confederate states of America or the Confederacy. The U.S. and the C.S. were very different countries. The C.S. heavily practiced slavery while slavery was banned in the U.S. The U.S. was more industry based while the C.S. was based
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who led the Confederate armies. He came from an old Virginia family. His father‚ “Light Horse Harry” Lee‚ had been one of George Washington’s favorite officers. In March 1861‚ Robert E. Lee was a colonel in the U.S. Army. He was against slavery and had set his own slaves free. He did not like the idea of the South seceding from the Union. He knew that a war which pitted brother against brother would be a terrible tragedy. But he also knew that he could not fight against his own state‚ Virginia. Like
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