Background to the War After the War of Independence the United States of America was governed by the Articles of Confederation. This provided for a weak central government and strong state governments. However‚ it proved unworkable and a new Constitution was adopted that resulted in a stronger Federal government with powers which included regulating interstate commerce as well as foreign affairs. The different states had varying policies concerning slavery. In some areas of the country where religious
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The Civil War ended on April 9‚ 1865 and America had to be rebuilt. This was the beginning of Reconstruction. Most would look at this period as the most misunderstood and controversial eras in the history of America. The roles of ex—slaves after the Civil War ended went through many changes. Many African Americans post civil war played great significant roles as they hurdled the obstacles they were faced while making great contributions to numerous levels of society. Reconstruction was very short—lived
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After the Civil War‚ America entered a period of many feuds and conflicts between groups within the country. An examination of this time period reveals that many groups such as African Americans‚ Native Americans‚ and industrial workers were being marginalized in America‚ which led to much conflict and fighting in the country. Many of those in power allowed for many of these injustices to occur due to their bias priorities and lack of sympathy. During the Civil War‚ America split in half between
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between America in 1861. When several of the Southern states broke away from the Union the Civil War was starting to fuel. From there one 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
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Prior to the Civil War‚ baseball was mainly played as a recreational sport in athletic clubs. By 1865‚ the end of the Civil War‚ baseball had become increasingly popular. Although the 13th amendment abolished slavery and the 14th established African American’s civil rights‚ they were far from true emancipation and being considered as equal to whites. In the South‚ Jim Crow laws enforced racial segregation. Blacks were not allowed to go to the same schools as whites‚ they were to sit at the back of
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Death to Reconstruction! When Reconstruction began in 1865‚ the broken Americans had just finished fighting the Civil War. The North had won over the South in the Civil War. Civil War was fought for slavery to end in the South. The rest of the country had to reconnect as one unified government. This is called Reconstruction. While South had a few problems which were that they had to rebuild most of the south ‚ they had to free the salves and didn’t know what to do with them ‚ and they didn’t have
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The Civil War was the bloodiest war the United States has ever fought - killing over 620‚000 Americans and causing more destruction than any other war. Long standing conflicts and disagreements made the violent war seem inevitable years before it happened‚ and led to it becoming a major turning point in US history. Americans have struggled with sectionalism since the colonial days‚ as seen in the issue of slavery and states rights‚ and the passing of documents and compromises such as the Articles
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The Civil War was fought to ensure the freedom and equality for all citizens. After the Civil War had come to an end our nation had approximately four million newly freed slaves. The Union was faced with the challenges of protecting the new freedmen’s rights of citizenship. This turbulent era in American History was Called Reconstruction. The Southern states were not pleased with the changes being made to make African
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Introduction: American civil war witnessed the biggest massacre for women’s identity at that time btu wiltl they walked along with men to give them moral and emotional support so that they can reach their determined goals. During the painful journey of American civil war‚ every women‚ girl‚ nurse‚ sister‚ housewife played their unprecedented role. Body paragraph number 1: Women could be symbolized as a man with non ending bravery and courage‚ they united themselves to serve their homes and
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Ansley Walker DBQ Byrd The period of the Civil War and Reconstruction‚ lasting from 1860-1877‚ the nation underwent a multitude of powerful changes‚ physically and emotionally. A school of thought today exists that‚ “The North won the war‚ bur the South won reconstruction.” What does this mean exactly? When the Union defeated the Confederacy‚ Northerners‚ freemen‚ and existing slaves imagined a political and social revolution in which their dreams of abolition and government power would manifest
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