Often‚ the first thoughts of the Civil War are about the gruesome battles between the union and the confederacy‚ but perhaps the worst part of the Civil War is not even recognized. When the war began in 1861‚ the confederate and union states began taking in prisoners. These prisoners of war were treated very poorly‚ and some prisons saw a death rate of twenty-five to twenty-nine percent (Hall). Prison camps were described as having conditions worse than the battlefields. Every day‚ prisoners were
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Everyone knows about president Lincoln and the emancipation proclamation. How the north won the civil war and slavery was abolished. It is a nice thought. But it was not that easy. After the civil war slaves across the United States were granted their freedom. Being granted freedom and being free were two different things‚ many slaves would learn this the hard way. Freedmen and women were now on their own and had to face many obstacles. The biggest being racism. This battle for equality would last
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Slavery and the Civil War As slavery came to end at the end of the Civil War the South still had issues with letting it go. Slaves‚ at the time in 1865‚ were still treated like trash‚ abused‚ neglected‚ and disrespected by the whites that believed they still had their hands on them. The whites at that time rationalized their actions by saying their economy would falter. They wouldn’t have the hands to work crops therefor value of cotton‚ tobacco‚ rice‚ or any other crop would go down taking the economy
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On April 11‚ 1861 the Civil War began‚ and was fought between the Union and the Confederate States of America. Should it have happened? A lot of people believe the Civil War was inevitable‚ but was it? In order for the North and South to move forward as one country‚ they had to settle their differences. Within six months of Lincoln’s election in 1860 as President of the United States‚ several states had seceded from the Union‚ and the American Civil War had begun. Lincoln was anti-slavery‚ and therefore
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Causes of the Civil War can be traced back to tensions that formed between the North and the South. Over time issues involving states versus federal rights‚ slavery‚ economic and social differences were temporarily resolved by compromises. While most may say that slavery was the main cause to the Civil War‚ there were also many causes that led to slavery. The very start of the Civil War could have all started with the Three-Fifths Compromise of 1787 as it led to increasing sectionalism. Eli Whitney’s
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Abraham Lincoln became president (Anti slavery) a number of southern states left the Union so Texas decided to secede. A month after Texas left the Civil War began. Why did Texans fight in the Civil War? They fought because they loved their state‚ they wanted to preserve slavery and they fought for their state rights. Texans fought in the Civil War because of their love for Texas. “Tell Lissy not to talk to me about marrying up her‚ for if I ever marry it will be in Texas‚ I think.” (Document
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Industrialization after the Civil War John E. Brown Strayer University HIS 105- Contemporary U. S. History Professor Anthony McCormack November 9‚ 2014 Industrialization after the Civil War When the Civil War was declared over‚ the United States became a better nation because of the Constitutional Amendments that were passed outlawing slavery and giving the government as well as the state the ability to serve and protect everyone. This paper will also show major aspects of industrialization
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since the ending of the Civil War on May 9‚ 1865. Its involvement in history has led to many important historical events such as the Civil Rights Movement. Where slavery is most discussed‚ however‚ is its importance and impact on the Civil War as well as the events leading up to it. Many historians argue that this is the most important factor to the war and the only reason that the war began. There are‚ however‚ many other issues that had their impact on the start of the war that were just as important
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The Civil War began when the Northern and Southern parts of the United States grew along different terms. The South wanted to become an independent nation and remained an economy based on agriculture while the North became more industrialized. When the social‚ economic‚ and political views surfaced‚ it led to disagreements on issues between the North and South. The Civil War was a pivotal event that influenced important historical events that led to the reconstruction of the nation (“The Political
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The Civil War was one of the main wars in the American history‚ which had drastic effects including the 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
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