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    groups of people deemed inferior have risen up to fight for their rights. Sometimes the quarrel was small‚ but these kinds of injustices can tear countries apart. The American Civil War had over 500‚000 casualties‚ all of them fighting over African American rights. But whites weren’t the only ones acting as agents of change. African Americans had many ways that they fought for their freedom‚ in combat and out. These methods changed the African American population and the United States forever. Even

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    The conclusion of the Civil War in favor of the north was supposed to mean an end to slavery and equal rights for the former slaves. Although laws and amendments were passed to uphold this assumption‚ the United States Government fell short. The thirteenth‚ fourteenth‚ and fifteenth amendments were proposed and passed within five years of the Civil War’s conclusion. These amendments were to create equality throughout the United States‚ especially in the south where slavery had been most abundant

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    Americans weren’t treated as well as you’d think even after the Civil War. Their land was still taken away. Their way of life was still frowned upon and discrimination was too real for many Native Americans. Going into World War I was hard for them because they still were not seen as citizens even in the 1900’s. They were not even allowed to be considered citizens if they weren’t up to the standards of being “civilized”. During the Civil War the Native Americans had to choose which side to support

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    After the Civil war‚ there was a time called the Reconstruction Period. This was a time where both the North and the South resituated after the war. In the North‚ not much changed after the war. Though while their industry progressed‚ they had lost thousands of men during the war. Also‚ very little property in the North was damaged so returning soldiers could go back to their farms or jobs. On the other hand‚ the South had lost many of their men and their slaves. Though the slaves were filled with

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    bound to change. In order to understand the development of clothing in relation to style‚ it is imperative to recognize the correlation. The relationship between clothing styles and development can be seen with with the following innovations throughout history: tailoring in the Renaissance‚ ready made clothes following the Civil War‚ and integration of 20th

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    in American history that brought about many changes that still affect modern society. After the Civil War‚ America was in shambles‚ not only physically‚ but also emotionally and economically. The American spirit was suffering‚ even in the North although they could claim victory in the Civil War. Freed slaves were in need of jobs‚ as were many returning soldiers. The Industrial Revolution led Americas out of the depression that stemmed from the Civil War and it was a time of innovation and progress

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    Reconstruction began to take place as the Civil War was coming to an end. The promise of peace after the war ended was not going to happen for quite some time. Now there was a new issue to be hashed out; how does the nation begin reconstruction and who is responsible for overseeing it? Now the battle was on between the residing presidents of the time and congress and each had different opinions on reconstruction policies. Reconstruction began with Lincoln who believed firmly that the matter was

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    Were Slaves’ Free After the Civil War? When the slaves were liberated from their masters‚ after the fall of the South in the Civil War‚ what was the definition of the newfound freedom that they received? Many would say the same freedom as any American at the time was granted‚ but consider the lack of education and certain privileges that kept many people within the Negro community in a cycle of perpetuating poverty. In some respects the recently freed men and women were still slaves to the society

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    Racial Tensions and Its Effects after the Civil War Darrell J. Bradford Professor Pawel Goral HIS 105 Contemp U.S. History November 26‚ 2013 After the Civil War‚ America was supposed to have been united in ways to bring the country to the forefront of the world. Yet‚ the South‚ being highly upset at the loss of the war‚ was not going to give in so easily. They still believed that the North were nothing but bullies and wanted to infringe on their rights as American citizens. So‚ still in the South

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    collection of adversities and disagreements served as a great window into the beginning of the Civil War. It was evident that the Southerners wanted to preserve slavery but what exactly was the Northerners fighting for? The North wanted to preserve the Union that was created by the ratification of the Constitution. Rendering enemies in one country was not the intention of the North. The secession of the South after the election of Abraham Lincoln as president was a spark to the tumult. If the subject of

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