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    Civil War Problems

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    The problems that eventually caused the Civil War had been brewing since the formation of the United States. It became a perfect storm; everything that could have gone wrong did go wrong. One issue in particular‚ slavery‚ had been contentious since the signing of the United States Constitution in 1787. Slavery was an issue of economy and political influence at the time but became integral to the southern economy in 1794 with the invention of the cotton gin. The cotton gin dramatically decreased the

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    The Compromise Of 1850

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    Compromise of 1850 The Compromise of 1850 was made in 1850‚ to help the problem of California being turned into a free or slave state. In order to please the North‚ it proposed California would be admitted as a free state and the slave trade would be abolished in Washington D.C. In order to please the South it proposed that Congress would not pass laws regarding slavery for the rest of the territories won from Mexico‚ and Congress would pass a stronger law to help slaveholders recapture runaway slaves

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    Civil War Telegraph

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    The American Civil War was not just another battle in world history — it changed the way that wars are fought using new inventions. The Civil War was fought from 1861-1865‚ in the early 1800’s‚ the Industrial Revolution was taking place. By the end of the Industrial Revolution‚ the North and the South had very different economies. In the North‚ there were many factories‚ which meant that the North was almost entirely self reliant. On the other hand‚ the South’s economy was built around the selling

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    The Compromise of 1850

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    The Compromise of 1850 was effective for the southern states even though California was a slave free state in 1849 when California joined the union. (1) Senator Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois managed to push this agreement for California to enter the Union as a free state but there were concessions made to slave owners about other acquisitions. (1)With this result the people in the southern states felt a relief of tension and a cause for celebration. This gave the southerners the right to retain

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    Causes of the Civil War

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    Causes of the Civil War There were several reasons the Civil War began. The north and the south had completely different views on some very important subjects.The north believed that slavery was not needed‚ but the south had needed slavery in order to harvest the crops. Also‚ new territories were being settled. Lastly‚ Abraham Lincoln was elected president. The areas of the United States had different economies. In the North‚ the economy was based on factories and wages. Everyday people worked

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    Civil War Economy

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    History Economics of the Civil War The American Civil War was the most deadly and debatably the most important event in the nation’s history. Sectional tensions preserved in the Constitution blowup into a brutal war that cost over 600‚000 lives and slashed a nation into two. Slavery was a main cause of the conflict‚ and while the Thirteenth Amendment ended the practice at war’s end‚ race relations continued to dominate American politics and society well into the future. The war also increased American

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    The American Civil War‚ which erupted in 1861‚ was the culmination of a series of profound and divisive events between the North and South. One significant event was the Missouri Compromise of 1820. This legislation was designed to maintain a balance between free and slave states‚ admitting Missouri as a slave state while Maine entered as a free state. Additionally‚ it established the 36°30’ line‚ north of which slavery was prohibited in the Louisiana Territory. Although it temporarily quelled sectional

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    Eve of the Civil War

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    On the eve of the Civil War‚ the United States was a nation divided into four quite distinct regions: the Northeast‚ with a growing industrial and commercial economy and an increasing density of population; the Northwest‚ now known as the Midwest‚ a rapidly expanding region of free farmers where slavery had been forever prohibited under the Northwest Ordinance; the Upper South‚ with a settled plantation system and (in some areas) declining economic fortunes; and the Southwest‚ a booming frontier-like

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    Weather In The Civil War

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    Weathers effect of the Civil War Weather had a great impact on every aspect of the Civil War. People‚ soldiers and civilians alike‚ wrote about the weird weather. The Civil War occurred not too long after the Little Ice Age. The Little Ice Age was a period of time‚ 1310-1850‚ that had intensely cold winter with easterly winds‚ then heavy rains with raging heat. Weather was probably the greatest impact in the Civil War by far. It directly and indirectly determine the outcomes of everything. One

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    Civil War Homefront

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    Although most of the fighting had occurred a far distance from many families‚ the “War of the Rebellion”‚ as it was officially named‚ had immense but different effects on northern and southern families. The men were the ones who participated in the war‚ but the families were the force that aided them and struggled to survive and provide food and nursing. Even the children of the time were greatly interested in the war and helped their families. The Union and the Confederate States differed in more

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