Was the Civil War a Just War? The Vindication of Clement Vallandigham Clement Vallandigham believed the American Civil War was unjust and as a result he was “tried by court-martial‚ convicted‚ and sentenced to a term in a military prison during the continuance of the war” (234). Vallandigham’s loyalty was not to President Lincoln but to the principles that this country was supposed to stand for. The Declaration of Independence says the government is established by the people in order to protect
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10/21/13 7:23 PM 1. Economic and social differences between the North and the South. With Eli Whitney ’s invention of the cotton gin in 1793‚ cotton became very profitable. This machine was able to reduce the time it took to separate seeds from the cotton. However‚ at the same time the increase in the number of plantations willing to move from other crops to cotton meant the greater need for a large amount of cheap labor‚ i.e. slaves. Thus‚ the southern economy became a one crop economy‚ depending
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One of the most interesting questions in America is was the Civil War Inevitable. Could the North and South resolved their differences another way? Yes‚ if the federal government allowed the states to do whatever they wished and if the North and South did not care about each other the war would’ve never happened. The Heart of the conflict was that the states were originally independent. Slavery was one of the causes of the civil war. The South depended on slavery to fuel their economy. They had
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in America The Civil Rights Movement was a time of changes in America. It has changed the way society has acted towards each other and improved the lives of minorities. The Civil Rights Movement has also helped racism in America even though racism is still a problem it has become much better. It has helped other countries around the world and changed the way people think towards each other. The way people treat each other has improved and made the country stronger. The Civil Rights Movement
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The American Civil War significantly changed the lives of American women compared to before. Many had disguised themselves as men and joined the fight. Others served as spies and nurses. Many more took on new roles that have never seen before‚ but did it to fearless and powerful. By war’s end‚ the staggering death toll of approximately 620‚000 soldiers had left countless women in mourning. During the American civil war thousands of nurses helped the war effort into keeping our soldiers as safe
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1 ) The specific incident that leads to the First World War was the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand ‚ heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary in June 28 ‚1914 by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo ‚Bosnia . The purpose of the assassination was to trigger a massive Slavic revolt in the Slavic states of Bosnia and Herzegovina that would hopefully free Bosnia and Herzegovina from the rule of Austria-Hungary .Serbia and other Balkan States had already gained independence from the Ottoman rule
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Pre Civil War Slavery Opposition Since 1776 American settlers owned African slaves for economic advancement‚ but by the mid 1800’s slavery became a custom of the past‚ and change was necessary for further American prosperity. Southerners were highly dependent‚ and supportive of slavery‚ however many moral arguments and political actions went toward the opposition to the spread of slavery including the Missouri compromise‚ the Compromise of 1850‚ and the Kansas-Nebraska Act. The Missouri Compromise
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Union victory. Battle of Carthage - July 5 - Missouri - Confederate victory. (First full-scale battle of the war.) Battle of Rich Mountain - July 11 - West Virginia (then Virginia) - Union victory. Battle of Blackburn’s Ford - July 18 - Virginia - Confederate victory. First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas) - July 21 - Virginia - Confederate victory. (First major battle of the Civil War.) Battle of Wilson’s Creek - August 10 - Missouri - Confederate victory. (First major battle west of the Mississippi
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Pre-Civil War Study Guide Missouri Compromise- (Louisiana Purchase) Issue – Mo. wants to come in as a slave state. Problem- This would upset the balance of free and slave states in Congress Compromise (Henry Clay)- • Let Mo. come in as a slave state • Let Maine come in as a free state • No slavery above the 36 30 line of latitude Mexican War/Mexican Cession – As a result of the war America got California and much of the SW. (Mexican Cession)
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Amendments" passed after Civil War (1865-70) 14th Amendment: (1) All persons born in the U.S. are citizens; (2) no person can be deprived of life‚ liberty or property without due process of law; (3) no state can deprive a person of equal protection of the laws. Second of three "Reconstruction Amendments" passed after Civil War. 15th Amendment: States cannot deny any person the right to vote because of race. Third of three "Reconstruction Amendments" passed after Civil War. First Voting Rights Amendment
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