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    Civil War Causes

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    The Causes of the Civil War The Causes of the Civil War Before the Civil War was a war was fought there were many differences that developed between the North and South. From the Southern point of view‚ the War was for Southern Independence. From the Northern point of view‚ this war was seen as a revolution. This war started as a result of many years of differences between the North and South. The North and the South there were many cultural‚ social‚ political‚ and economic differences

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    When researching the Impact slaves had in the civil war‚ I didn’t know that even though the north was abolishing slavery and on the brink of war they still wouldn’t let African Americans fight in the war until a law was passed allowing African Americans to fight. I can understand why at first Africans Americans didn’t even want to fight. Even in the north african americans were treated like dirt and even when the country needs help against the south they had to pass a law for black people to fight

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    American Civil War Introduction The American Civil War is always remembered as central event in the history of the United States of America. The revolution of 1776 to 1783 resulted in the creation of the America but what kind of nation the America would have‚ was determined by the civil war of 1861 to 1865. There were two basic questions that were needed to get answered and remain unanswered even by the revolution. These questions raised the unanswered thought that whether the United States was

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    In the 1960s‚ after the abolishment of slavery with the 13th amendment‚ slaves were free to live their lives as they so chose. Freed slaves and others in the south after the civil war needed to find a new way of living. Slaves were not paid for their labor‚ however‚ they were given food and shelter by their owner. Freed slaves had to figure out how to get those necessities on their own. Since slaves were used to working with crops‚ they looked to sharecropping as their means of work. Sharecropping

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    Causes of the Civil War

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    The American Civil War was a series of political‚ cultural‚ and economic differences within the nation that when clashed‚ lead to a four-year period of hostility and instability. Although most media portrays slavery as the main cause of the civil war‚ it was really an economic competition within the two sections that created Northern determination to achieve its abolition‚ and Southern perseverance to maintain its institution. It is safe to say that the need for slavery was a product of the Southern

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    The causes of the Civil War has been a topic debated for years because there were many causes of the Civil War that were interlaced together to produce the most devastating war in American History. The primary cause of the Civil War was the expansion of slavery and sectionalism. Although‚ Southerners believe the Civil War was fought over state rights but the real issue that led to the disruption of the union‚ however‚ was the debate over the future of slavery. That dispute led to secession‚ and secession

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    African Americans After Slavery: 1. Describe the obstacles that stood in the way of economic and political equality for southern blacks in the late 19th century. it was with no lawful employment or business‚ or found unlawfully assembling themselves together in the day or night time and all white persons so assembling with freedmen. 2. How did the Supreme Court respond to the growth of racial segregation? Power of congress declaring by law that all persons shall have equal accommodations and

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    Causes of the Civil War

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    Causes of the Civil War The bloodiest war America has ever fought was the Civil War. The Civil War was fought between North and South America. This war was many years in the making. With every new tax‚ tariff‚ law‚ or new state entry the North and South disagreed. The Missouri Compromise‚ Manifest Destiny‚ Popular Sovereignty‚ Bleeding Kansas‚ the entry of new states‚ newspapers and books‚ the Dred Scott Case‚ Immigration‚ and the Compromise of 1850 were just a few of the reasons that caused

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    Causes Of The American Civil War by Victoria Kent Four years of American bloodshed on American soil. Why? The reasons are varied. From the formation of America to 1860‚ the people in this country were divided. This division was a result of location and personal sentiments. Peace could not continue in a country filled with quarrels that affected the common American. There is a common misconception that the American Civil War was fought only over slavery‚ when in fact there were several other reasons

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    INDUSTRIALIZATION AFTER THE CIVIL WAR FINAL PAPER Name Instructor Course title Date Industrialization after the Civil War Final Paper Introduction The end of the civil war in America marked a new beginning and awakening of industrialization. The sector realized significant improvements that were manifested through social‚ economic and political changes within the United States. Mass movement of people from the rural areas to urban areas‚ increased number of factories and the shift of the American economy

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