Meghan Gardner Civil War & Reconstruction Paper 1 Compromise involves both give and take‚ where both sides involved receive some of what they wanted‚ but neither side fully gets 100 percent of what they wanted. Compromise for the most part keeps things running smoothly. I personally believe that compromise is beneficial during this time. The Missouri Compromise‚ for example‚ started when the territory of Missouri wanted to join the Union as a slave state after the
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lost the Civil War. One reason is that the North not only outmanned the South but also at almost every point‚ militarily. The South was also outclassed industrially. If it was not for European recognition and military aid the South would have never had a chance to win. Industrially the South could not keep up in out put and in manpower. By the end of the war the South had‚ more or less‚ plenty of weaponry still‚ but it just did not have enough men to use the weaponry. They certainly did not lose
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1. The Civil War will claim 600‚000 American lives. According to the reading that is the equivalent of how many Trade Tower attacks? The death toll of the Civil War is equivalent to a Trade Tower disaster occurring every Tuesday for four years. 2. Why would the framers of the Constitution not even mention the word ’slavery’ in the Constitution? The framers of the Constitution didn’t mention the word ‘slavery’ because they feared that the Southern states would not then join the new government
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The American Civil War was one of the most important and controversial time in American history. The North and the South had developed differences during the years. The South remained mostly in the agricultural economy while the North became more industrialized. The major issue that led to the dissolving of the union was the debate over slavery. That dispute led to secession‚ and secession brought a war in which the Northern and Western territories fought to preserve the Union while the South fought
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The American Civil War lasted from the year 1860 to 1865 and was the bloodiest conflict in American history‚ yet in several ways helped to form the United States as it is today. As the events in the mid 19th century unfolded it was becoming more obvious of a great divide the country created on the basis of culture and industry that encouraged southern states out of the United States‚ and into forming The Confederate States of America. The Southern States of America Seceded from the union because
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The American Civil War‚ also known as the War between the States or simply the Civil War (see naming)‚ was a civil war fought from 1861 to 1865 between the United States (the "Union" or the "North") and several Southern slave states that had declared their secession and formed the Confederate States of America (the "Confederacy" or the "South"). The war had its origin in the fractious issue of slavery‚ and‚ after four years of bloody combat (mostly in the South)‚ the Confederacy was defeated‚ slavery
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Abolition was a big problem back in the 1830s. People were buying and selling slaves. The abolition was a social problem. It eventually lead to the end of slavery. Also‚ in 1787‚ states passed the Northwest Land Ordinance which banned slavery in some states. Later‚ Harriet Tubman created underground railroads. This was a way that they could lead slaves to freedom. From 1830s to 1870s‚ the abolitionist movement attempted to end racial segregation‚ slavery‚ and discrimination. Abolitionist were a
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The Civil War is a dark mark on America’s History‚ that helped define who we are today. Brothers fighting brothers‚ fathers fighting sons‚ and families devastated over a fear of change and compromise. Change‚ compromise‚ and leadership are all needed for a nation to succeed‚ but is bloodshed necessary to achieve success. Our land is stained with fathers and sons who believed that bloodshed was necessary to achieve greatness. The Civil War is a blemish on the history of the United States of America
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The Civil War The Civil War started in 1861 and lasted for four years until the south surrendered in 1865. The war was between the northern states and the southern states of the United States. Since the War there has been a lot of discussions among historians arguing about the cause of the war. Historians have yet to agree if the cause was social‚ political‚ economical or a mix of them. Most of those who believe it was because of economic reasons believe that it was because of The Sectional
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A war is started to settle an arousal of disputes over matters of territory‚ sovereignty‚ resource and ideology when no peaceful solution is available‚ utilized‚ or searched. By the word territory‚ we are pointing to the land which nations possess‚ and sovereignty refers to the authority power of the leaders of each country. Resource is the materials of which a country is able to produce with the availability of certain goods‚ while ideology is the system of ideas and beliefs of which humans possess
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