Unit 4 – Exam Directions: You will choose one essay from each section and complete an outline/planning guide. You will be turning these in‚ so make sure they are complete‚ detailed‚ thoughtful answers. Make sure that your clearly label which question you are answering. If I have to guess‚ I will grade you on the first question in that section. In class‚ I will be choosing ONE time period‚ and you will have about 25 minutes to write out the full essay for the question you have chosen in
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Kenneth M. Stampp and Eric Foner both agree to disagree on the outcomes‚ purposes and causes of reconstruction. Kenneth Stampp‚ in the article‚ “The Era of Reconstruction 1865- 1877‚” explains how the radical effort to establish and protect Negro civil and political rights had failed but also that in the “long run” it didn’t‚ therefore agreeing that the reconstruction was a success. He explains how the emancipation of the blacks was more than just a gesture and that getting the 14th and 15th amendment
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Was the Civil War Inevitable or Not? “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” Abraham Lincoln uttered these words on June 17‚ 1858 at the Republican state convention in Illinois. Three short years later‚ the first shots of the Civil War would be fired at Fort Sumter. Brothers fighting brothers‚ killing 620‚000 of their own. This would be the start of the bloodiest war in American history. The debate over popular sovereignty‚ the conflicting opinions on slavery‚ and the publication
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The American Civil War was one of the most important and controversial time in American history. The North and the South had developed differences during the years. The South remained mostly in the agricultural economy while the North became more industrialized. The major issue that led to the dissolving of the union was the debate over slavery. That dispute led to secession‚ and secession brought a war in which the Northern and Western territories fought to preserve the Union while the South fought
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Vicksburg This battle occurred in May and June on 1863. This battle was the culmination of one of the most brilliant military campaigns of the war. Once Pemberton’s army was lost‚ the Confederacy war nearly split in half. Ulysses Grant’s success boosted his reputation and lead to his appointment as General-in-Chief of the Union army Battles of Fort Wagner These battles were fought on July 11th and 18th‚ 1863. General Quincy Gillmore sought to capture the Confederate fortifications on James
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1. The Civil War will claim 600‚000 American lives. According to the reading that is the equivalent of how many Trade Tower attacks? The death toll of the Civil War is equivalent to a Trade Tower disaster occurring every Tuesday for four years. 2. Why would the framers of the Constitution not even mention the word ’slavery’ in the Constitution? The framers of the Constitution didn’t mention the word ‘slavery’ because they feared that the Southern states would not then join the new government
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805 Civil Rights DBQ Essay The civil rights movement was a time period that can be defined as a large popular movement to secure for African Americans equal access to and opportunities for the basic privileges and rights of U.S. citizenship. The roots of the civil rights movement go back to the 19th century; the movement was addressed in the 1950s and 1960s. African American men
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Katelin Foster 9/30/12 Period 5 US History The Civil War The Civil War was a fight between the Southern states and the Northern states. It began in 1861 and ended in 1865. The northerners referred to this war as the war to preserve the Union because that became the main goal of the Civil War. Slavery was one of the causes of the war‚ but in the end Lincoln’s goal became preserving the union. When Eli Whitney invented the Cotton Gin in 1783‚ cotton then became very profitable. Many farmers
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One of the most important parts of America’s timeline was the American Civil war. In the American Civil war‚ two sides were fighting over the same item; slavery. As we all know‚ the winners of this war were the Northern states. After winning‚ they punished the southern states. When the South succeeded‚ they created their own currency‚ they made a flag‚ and they created an entirely new government. When they lost the war‚ their money was burned because it had no value‚ the government was disbanded
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What events led to the Civil War? During the Revolutionary Era from 1765-1815‚ slavery existed in thirteen colonies. Maryland went from white servants to slaves. There was an agricultural economy that existed in the South that was dependent on the labor of slaves. Although slavery did not exist in the North exclusively; New York‚ Philadelphia‚ and New England were involved in the trade of slaves; so although the South was exclusively using slaves as an economic gain‚ the North also had financial
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