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    The American Civil War (1861–1865)‚ also known as the War Between the States (among other names)‚ was a civil war in the United States of America. There are many reasons for causing this war but the 2 most of those were‚ Sectionalism refers to the different economies‚ social structure‚ customs and political values of the North and South. It increased steadily between 1800 and 1860 as the North‚ which phased slavery out of existence‚ industrialized‚ urbanized and built prosperous farms‚ while the

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    Civil War During the mid 1800s a horrendous conflict commenced in the United States caused by a friction about race‚ and slavery between the North and the confederacy. This disagreement managed to generate a Civil War. The military action stimulated a humongous slaughter on the Confederates stand. The confederates undertook a plethora of destruction during‚ along with after the war. When portraying the aftermath of being defeated the South is confronted with profound deprivation‚ lack of a social

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    unchanged in the consistent patriarchal society. Civil wars in a nation destroy the previous society and lead to tremendous changes in social and cultural norms. Despite all the other changes caused by the Civil War‚ many of the standard gender patriarchal remained the same: women took care of the cleaning and children‚ men worked and were breadwinners. African American men adopted the gender roles of Caucasian men and began the fight

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    United States of America. Many Americans believe that people who believe in Communist teachings are corrupt. In 1950‚ a historical event happened in the US timeline; the Red Scare. Joe McCarthy became a Senator for the state of Wisconsin in 1947. The Red Scare happened from 1947-1957‚ “The Cold War‚ which began after the end of World War II‚ was a period where Americans were extremely paranoid about the threat of Communism.” (“Background to the Red Scare” Par. 1) The Cold War was a period of time where

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    She is truly an amazing women. This essay is about Phillis’ early life‚ her contributes to the warwhat she was famous for‚ and after fame. Many exciting events happened in Phillis’s early life. According to “Phillis Wheatley‚”she was born around 1753 in a country called Senegal and was by birth a member of a tribe in west Africa called the Fulani tribe. Phillis was 7 years of age when she was kidnapped and brought to New England. She was put on a slave market in Boston‚ MASS where she was bought

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    During the Civil War‚ the lives of the soldiers in war shared many similarities and differences. The lives of the soldiers before the war were very similar‚ despite the opposing views of each side of the war. Most of the Union Army was made up of young white men born in North America. Although soldiers generally ranged in age from 18 to 45‚ boys as young as 12 often served as cavalry‚ buglers or drummer boys‚ and some men in their fifties and sixties enlisted as privates. Most of the Union Soldiers

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    At the end of the civil war‚ there were many plans on thought for President Lincoln to come up with for the rehabilitation that included economical and political situations. The politicians want to especially bring changes in southern part. “This struggle to rebuild Southern government‚ society‚ infrastructure and economy was called reconstruction.” This was greatly opposed by the white people‚ as they predicted that this could bring the opportunity for the black people to get their rights. That

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    the African Americans in the Deep South was severe because of the climate and excessive labor. The rice plantations were really far away from each other and most male Africans died‚ so only the newly imported slaves could survive. In the Chesapeake region though‚ the work conditions were much better because they grew tobacco which didn’t need much care. Tobacco plantations were much larger and closer together. Because the plantations were large and closer together‚ it permitted the African slaves

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    lead to a civil war by dividing the state into two distinct sides: one that supported the monarch and was Catholic and one that was antimonarchic and Protestant. Violence was incited through religious ceremonies and the destruction of churches highlighted how the religion differences further divided France then before and led to the want for one religion to prevail because each thought the other was blasphemous. The nobles that used Protestantism to gain independence from the crown showed how politics

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    have had a Revolutionary War‚ including America‚ France‚ Haiti‚ and Russia. A Revolutionary War is a war fought to overthrow the current government in favor of a new system of government. All Revolutionary Wars are different because they all start out differently‚ they have different reasons for starting‚ and they all end with different results. Every war starts out differently. The American Revolutionary War started out because Britain had sent troops to the Americans colonies. There was already

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