1861; in addition‚ around this time the fort was still being constructed the fort was formed in shape of a pentagon because it was believed that a fort has a better change of defending against outside intruders. What made it even better for the confederate army is that it was also built on the beach shore in the edge of the peninsula‚ so the union army had only one way of invading the fort. The fort was not actually finish when the civil war broke out. During the war the bombings almost destroyed
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War (Civil War Facts). To summarize‚ the Civil War was a four-year battle between the Union-North and the Confederate-South. Although there are multiple causes of the war‚ the main cause is the different beliefs on slavery. The Union-North believed the national government should have the power to prohibit slavery in territories that have not yet been named states. On the contrary‚ the Confederate South believed slavery was key to the economic status because slave trade was an important source of income
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defeated 150 years or so‚ yet the Confederate Flag stands tall in Southern states to this day. The Confederate flag holds a history of slavery‚ oppression‚ and racism. The fate of the flag is still being debated to this very day. If anything the flag needs to be displayed in a Museum‚ and not on a Capital Building. Many see bearing the Confederate Flag as a symbol of Free Speech. However The Confederate flag is inherently racist in its symbolism. The Confederate Flag has been compared to the Nazi’s
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Lincoln put into a proposal in December 1863 Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction; 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
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The first turning point was politically‚ ended up being the emancipation proclamation and was done mainly by Abraham Lincoln. He was under pressure by the Republicans since the war was going on so long and slavery had became the big issue. The Battle of Antietam came along and Lincoln thought since the North had so many victories it was time for the Emancipation Proclamation “The Emancipation Proclamation declared that all slaves in areas rebelling against the United States were free‚ and that slavery
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of the bloodiest wars in American history took place when the Confederates fired on Fort Sumter‚ the Federal military base in South Carolina. Through all of the battles and deaths‚ one of the greater aspects of the war was the courage and involvement of African-American soldiers and sailors of the Union army. In 1861‚ the United States Navy needed an astounding number of people in order to blockade hundreds of miles of Confederate coast with not many troops. Due to a shortage of sailors‚ the Navy
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incredibly excepted. Whether they dressed as men and joined the army‚ posed as mindless slaves‚ or just kept their ears opens in collective circles‚ spies provided necessary information. It was even a woman spy who provided Union battle plans to Confederate Army‚ which allowed them to win the First Battle of Manassass (First Bull Run). Throughout history‚ men have been spies and the American Civil War was no exception. The finest spies are people you would never suspect. Spencer Kellogg Brown‚ George
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counted as three free men toward that representation. But who was right? Although the Confederates said that the slaves counted the slaves did not have any rights‚ the Confederates only wanted more power in Congress‚ and of course the Union will not yield any power and that created a conflict‚ therefore in my opinion the
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Deep South) and the Confederate States of America- each blamed the other for the breakup of the Union” (16.1). At the split of the Union and the secession of Confederate states‚ the war broke out. At the beginning it was considered that “This was not yet a war for or by black people” (16.1.1). But to consider what the Confederates stood for and believed it is hard to ignore the fact that slavery was a central cause from the beginning.“Formed in February 1861‚ the Confederate States of America was
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as well worked part time at the museum working on them. He came home late one night from work and told Hugo he found something fascinating in the attic of the museum. His father told him it was an automaton. Hugo was very interested to see what this windup figure that can write but it didn’t work. After a few night his farther snuck him into the attic so he could see this. Hugo was so amazed by this that he wanted to fix it so he could see what it would write out. During the meantime while is
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