Why would the southern states secede but not any other states? There were three main reasons that included issues of slavery‚ states’ rights‚ and other grievances like Lincoln’s election. Georgia‚ Texas‚ Mississippi‚ South Carolina‚ and Virginia were five out of the eleven states that wrote a “Declaration of Causes”‚ which explained why they seceded. Slavery was one of the more important causes of secession of the southern states. “The South with great unanimity declared her purpose to resist the
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disadvantage of slave bring to America. Although there is no denying that slavery system is unequal for these slaves who never experienced fair treatment as free man and they do not have right. However‚ it still can bring some advantage for America economy. Before the civil war‚ the Mexican-American war was happened between 1845-1848 resulting in America gain a large amount of land at the west part‚ which makes America become to the huge country in the Atlantic and the Pacific. America considered sending their
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abolish slavery through the beginning phases of the Emancipation Proclamation‚ and attempted to unify our country once again. Though Lincoln accomplished an incredible amount in office and played a vital part in how America functions today‚ it was his assassination that truly changed America forever. In the book‚ Killing Lincoln written by Bill O’ Reilly and Martin Dugard‚ these co-authors explore what led the assassination and the advances to track down Wilkes Booth and everyone that helped him. This
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Stephen Douglas was born in Vermont. He received a basic education. At age 20 he moved to Illinois‚ this became his home state for the rest of his life. Douglas began practicing law in 1834‚ followed quickly by political ventures‚ including the office of Illinois attorney general. In 1840‚ Douglas became Illinois secretary of state‚ then served as a judge on the state supreme court from 1841 to 1843. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1843 and to the Senate in 1847. Douglas played
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redefined the meaning of freedom in America. The Civil War was a war that started on a lot of things like northern and southern states idea on Slavery‚ as well as trade‚ tariffs‚ and states rights. The south didn’t want the north to expand onto the southern land‚ because the northern laws would go into effect. According to “http://www.historynet.com/civil-war-facts” “The Civil War was a 4 year long battle from 1861 to 1865. It began April 12‚ 1861 when Confederate forces bombarded the Union controlled
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Civil War brought up a lot of difference between the North and South not just Slavery. Even though it was one of the larger issues there were other issues such as social cultures‚ political beliefs‚ taxes‚ tariffs and internal improvements as well as states’ rights versus federal rights. The South remained a primarily agricultural economy while the North became more and more industrialized. Lincoln described the Civil War as a struggle for "a new birth of freedom" (Lincoln) The war was the beginning
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at the statement made by a historian “The main issues people fought over in the United States from 1/1/177 to 12/31/1862 was slavery” to evaluate if slavery really was the main issue‚ or if there were other issues that were being fought over in the United States at this time. In my opinion‚ slavery was the main issue that brought on many wars‚ laws or acts and other disputed between people in the United States. But on the other hand there have been other issues such as weak government. Slavery
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The American Civil War (1861–1865)‚ also known as the War Between the States (among other names)‚ was a civil war in the United States of America. There are many reasons for causing this war but the 2 most of those were‚ Sectionalism refers to the different economies‚ social structure‚ customs and political values of the North and South. It increased steadily between 1800 and 1860 as the North‚ which phased slavery out of existence‚ industrialized‚ urbanized and built prosperous farms‚ while the
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day. Abraham Lincoln changed America has a whole. It took President Lincoln several years to abolish slavery. Slavery was very popular in the southern states ‚because slavery was one of the primary sources of their economy. The slaves were also the primary source of labor in the southern states. They worked the fields on the plantations. When Lincoln found out the southern states were winning the war‚ he had to call for a “game changer” on the southern states. Lincoln’s “game changer” was
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After the Union won the Civil War‚ the United of America began to repair the nation from 1865-1877. The reconstruction took place in the South. Unfortunately‚ Abraham Lincoln was assassinated‚ killed by John Wilkes Booth. The Vice President‚ Andrew Johnson‚ became president from 1865-1866. President Johnson believed the southern states wanted state government over federal government. Southern states wanted the right to create their own laws‚ and have the whole nation create their own laws. President
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