and they weren’t familiar with the South’s land. The struggles that the North had before Gettysburg led to everyone believing that the South was going to win the Civil War. The North wasn’t crushing the South like they thought they would. The South wasn’t necessarily winning but they weren’t being beaten so the perception of them “winning” came about. The South had claimed to have better military leaders and better tactics during battle. They Won the First Battle of Bull Run‚ the Second Battle of
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In 1759 the British had many victories including‚ capturing the French islands‚ defeating the French in India‚ and destroying a French fleet. The greatest victory for them was when they defeated the capital of France‚ Quebec‚ which was thought to be impossible to attack. The fall of Quebec brought the fighting to an end‚ and a peace treaty was made allowing France to keep some sugar-producing islands and forcing them to give a lot of land to Great Britain. The treaty of Paris also marked the end
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The differences that the North and the South shared varied greatly. These differences initially resulted in the infamous Civil War in the 19th century. For example‚ the North and South had different views on economic‚ political and social issues. The economic differences between the North and the South consist of the debate on the expansion of the United States economy. The political differences mainly focus on the issue of slavery. There were great amounts of debates surrounding the extension of
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For plantations located in the south‚ slaves didn’t popularize until nearly a hundred years later because of the increased demand for labor and less availability of indentured servants. From an economic standpoint‚ as cash crops became more of a demand in the south‚ so were the slaves needed to cultivate the crops (Doc D). Also‚ social aspects played a role dictating who became slaves. According to Document B‚ people who didn’t practice a certain religion were taken as slaves. Overall‚ both social
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the state’s right to secede from a union based on the founding fathers of revolutionary war‚ but what we should be aware of is how is it going to happen‚ what could possibly happen after that‚ and what is the state going to do keep the progress in place. California is an economically stable state. It has what it takes to stand out as a country itself‚ but it is not a good idea. The issue with today’s Constitution is that it does not let states formally and peacefully secede. Based on the article
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than the South. They lived in the same country but did things differently. I believe that the North was more positive than the South. Most of this happened before the Civil War. In spite of everything‚ Northerners and Southerners had different social‚ economic and political cultures. The Underground Railroad was an escape route for slaves in the South. Harriet Tubman‚ Northern abolitionists‚ and Quaker Thomas Garrett mainly helped in the assistance getting slaves to Northern states. The South especially
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conversation. Things like “abolitionist” and “segregation” were repeated often. Many questions ran through his head. Questions like ‘Why do the whites have separate churches?’ And ‘Why is my dad not allowed to practice medicine?’ There were 221‚000 free blacks in the sixteen Northern states in 1860. That is 4.9% of the African American population. They were called “free”‚ but did they really have liberty? Free people act as they wish and are unimpeded by others telling them what to do. Based on the political
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involved only a few abolitionists‚ freed no slaves‚ and ended after only two short days. Brown’s initial idea was that after raiding the federal armory slaves would rise up and rebel against their owners‚ not only in the north but eventually in the south. This was a radical idea‚ and although his raid was primarily condemned in the north‚ Brown became a hero. Southerners became offended when in the years following Brown’s raid northerners felt compassion and even regarded him as a hero. The southerners
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There are constant debates on why did the South lose the Civil War. The Civil War ended 150 years ago but that has not affected historians to question the outcome of the war for the Confederacy. According to Gary Gallagher‚ many historians work backward starting from Appomattox to explain the failure of the war. He continues by stating that those historians claim the reasoning for the failure was caused by the lack will to win the war by the Confederates. Gary Gallagher disagrees with these methods
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who would win the fight between the free and enslaved states. Over time it has become apparent that the colonies and the confederacy have shared many qualities‚ which makes one wonder how is it that the colonies won‚ but the confederacy did not? The reason the South didn’t win the Civil War was because they were outgunned‚ out supplied‚ received no international aid and this time‚ their enemy wasn’t an ocean away. From the beginning of the Revolutionary War it seemed like a dead give away‚ most assumed
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