pursue a war strategy that would not push the slaveholding border -states into the open arms of the Confederacy. General John C. Fremont‚ however‚ living up to his reputation for impulsive acts and liberal interpretations of his own authority‚ proclaimed the freedom of any slave confiscated under his command in Missouri. This order ran counter to Lincoln’s war strategy and threatened to deliver Kentucky and other border - states to the Confederacy. Nevertheless‚ although Fremont’s decision was injudicious
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south chance of winning the war. The south suffered great losses of men and of supplies fighting these battles. The Confederate army lost control of the last fort around the Mississippi River splitting the south in half. Such a tremendous loss in Gettysburg Lee had no chance of invading the north. His army was rendered incapable of efficient action after the loss. The Confederate army was driven back into Virginia without the victory they left for. The Battle of Vicksburg wasn’t really a battle
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US Hist. to 1876 Was the Civil War worth it? I believe that the civil war was worth it. Even though a lot of negative consequences came out of it‚ the positive outweighed the negative. The largest cause of the war was slavery. The North and South had contained their differences over slavery for sixty years after the Constitutional Convention. Compromise in 1787 had resolved the questions of slave trade and how to count slaves for congressional representation. The Compromise of 1850 was the last
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known today as the ten percent plan; the plan would pardon all southerners excluding confederate officials and elevated southern military executives. The plan would require southerners to take an oath of loyalty to pledge to the union and support emancipation for the slaves; requiring a ten percent of the state’s voters to take the oath. If the ten percent quota was reached then the state could establish a new state government‚ may well identify a meeting and apply for acknowledgment on a federal level
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four total examples. 2. George Washington‚ Alexander Hamilton‚ and Thomas Jefferson had important roles in guiding the United States through its formative years. Explain and analyze the contrasting ideologies and contributions of these key historical figures to the early American republic. 3. During Andrew Jackson’s tenure as president of the United States he conducted three actions‚ which could be characterized as a controversial use of executive power. Please explain and analyze these
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What roles did Northern women play in the war effort on the Union side during the Civil War? What roles did Southern women play in the war effort on the Confederate side during the Civil War? How did the war affect each group? (350 words total) Northern and Southern women played an intricate role on side of the Union and Confederate during the civil war. Women served as nurses‚ disguised soldiers‚ spies and front line supporters of officers and soldiers. Although some men served as nurses‚
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was when South Carolina threatened to secede from the Union. On December 20th‚ 1860 this was made a reality with South Carolina seceding. After this even it cause 6 more states to secede from the Union. In February 18611 the seven seceded states created a constitution and they became known as the “Confederate States of America”. This is where the inevitability of the Civil War starts. The North and the South had way too many differences to be able to get along with one another. It was almost like
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divisions of about 30‚000 men. These divisions were commanded by Tyler‚ Hunter‚ Heintzelman‚ and Miles. The Confederate command structure was somewhat more unwieldy‚ including two "armies"‚ with no division structure and thirteen independent brigades under Bonham‚ Ewell‚ Jones‚ Longstreet‚ Cocke‚ Early‚ Holmes‚ Kershaw‚ Evans‚ Jackson‚ Bartow‚ Bee‚ Smith‚ and a cavalry brigade under Stuart. The Confederate Army of the Potomac was under the command of Brigadier General Pierre G. T. Beauregard‚ and the Army
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The Battle of Gettysburg was fought by the largest number of soldiers‚ totaling 172‚000 young men (“American Civil War”). During the Civil War‚ our nation was divided by the North (Union Army) and the South (Confederate Army) for opposing viewpoints on slavery and states’ rights. The Battle of Gettysburg was fought over three long‚ arduous days. The soldiers struggled under their respected generals in a 25 mile battle zone (“American Civil War”). This battle was a triumphant victory and a heart-wrenching
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death of a huge amount of Americans‚ reconstruction‚ Carpetbaggers‚ and Jim Crow Laws. I believe that the Civil War was fought over the issue of slavery and not the state rights. There were various causes of the slavery but the expansion of slavery was the core issue which had increased the tensions between the North and South America. This is because as the North had growing industrialization and urbanization‚ the South was totally relied on agriculture and plantation. These differences kept increasing
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