The American Civil War‚ which took place from 1861 to 1865‚ marked a pivotal moment in the history of the United States. As Abraham Lincoln famously stated‚ "A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure‚ permanently half slave and half free." This quote captures the main conflict that led to the division of the United States – the issue of slavery. The war was not just a fight over the future of slavery‚ but also a struggle involving economic interests‚ political
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Of all the events that happened in the US before 1877‚ the one event that completely changed the course of history was the direct result of the Kansas Nebraska act i.e. Bleeding Kansas. The Kansas Nebraska act allowed for new territories to decide if they were a free or a slave sate by popular sovereignty. It undid the compromise that was made in Missouri compromise‚ which designated a line of latitude to be the separation of free and slave states. The Kansas Nebraska act re ignited the differences
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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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party in the mid-1800’s in this he was influenced in many ways by a mass amount of people‚ because of this he was able to form a solid opinion of slavery by a young age. Lincoln was not one to force his views on others‚ so with this he would "pass the Kansas-Nebraska Act‚ which repealed the Missouri Compromise‚ allowing individual states and territories to decide for themselves whether to allow slavery." Yet the opinion of Lincoln himself would stand tall and speak loud. "No person held
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be glad for you and each of you‚ to aid him and all others acting for this object‚ as much as possible. In all available ways‚ give the people a chance to express their wishes at these elections. Follow forms of law as far as convenient‚ but at all events get the
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the Civil War. It is an overview of the events that led up to the Start of the Civil War‚ the battles during the Civil War and the end of the Civil war. How‚ when and why did the Civil War end? What battles took place during the Civil War and how did they affect the outcome of the Civil War? How‚ when and why the Civil War started? What events led up to the start of the Civil war? There were a few abolitionists that were involved in events leading up to the Civil War. Even though the Civil war didn’t
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Prompt: There were numerous events and crises during the 1850’s that contributed to the advent of the civil war. Choose three and analyze the relative significance of each in contributing to the advent of the Civil War. During the time period of the mid 1800’s there was a great deal of growing tension between the northern and southern states. Many northerners were abolitionists and were anti slavery‚ the northerners didn’t want to outlaw slavery completely but wanted to put an end to slavery expansion
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Clara Barton By: Caleb Eldrenkamp. Did you know that there were roughly 3‚300 union nurses in the Civil war?Clara Barton was one of them.Through out her childhood Clara Barton was a very intelligent and bright child.Clara Barton was born on December 25th‚1821.Clara Barton was the fifth child in her family including David‚Dolly‚Sarah‚and Stephen.Her parents believed in equal rights and taught her about equal rights.In her youth she was a girl who loved being outside.She learned many things at a young
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At the end of the civil war roughly four million slaves were granted their freedom. However some argue that even though they were technically free they still had great discrimination against them. They could not function like a regular‚ free man because of the little rights they held. Even with new laws they could not use these rights and it actually became more dangerous to be free than before. They were restricted from using their rights in every way possible and barely any of the perpetrators
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The Irrepressible Conflict The Civil War (1861-1865) was the most important mark in the American history. It defined the future of the United States‚ that by 1861 was a newly formed nation‚ still in development‚ and with a lot of issues. The Civil War killed more American people than all wars together. Its causes were many‚ and they accumulated to the point that something had to be done or the country would end up divided. For this purpose‚ we can say this war was a irrepressible conflict.
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