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    Causes of the Civil War

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    had adopted the idea of slave labor‚ those in the north had not. These states relied on industrialization. Deriving from the initial conflict of slavery‚ many problems arose. The southern states were predominantly Democratic. The northern states‚ however‚ were exclusively members of the Republican party. Their contrasting views inevitably led to a great complication. With the new stance on expansion‚ copious problems struck the United States. The battle over Free v. Slave states reigned on throughout

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    The civil war‚ which commenced in 1861‚ was the cause of 750‚000 deaths. The war pitted the union‚ which was predominantly northern states‚ against the rebellious confederacy who refused to modernise their way of living. The confederacy consisted of South Carolina‚ Mississippi‚ Florida‚ Alabama and Georgia. In the end‚ the union was able to resist the confederate rebellion. However‚ since the end of the civil war‚ many have argued about it’s primary cause. At the forefront of the argument is slavery

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    Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment in Europe With the emergence of the scientific revolution in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries‚ modern sciences like physics‚ mathematics‚ astronomy‚ biology and chemistry transformed the view of the society and its nature. Advances in scientific thought brought about changes in the way man perceived and made sense of his surroundings‚ thereby fostering immense changes in traditional beliefs and thought systems‚ and more so in religion. From the advent

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    nearly everyone save the slaves themselves” (Boritt 11). Slavery was a political issue which deepened the two “sides” of this nation and whenever two people have differences‚ there is bound to be issues‚ which is what exactly happened to slavery. Slavery plagued the two sides‚ and the gap towards peace slowly grew father away with time. People were put on edge and things were ready to crack till one day‚ it did and that’s how the Civil War started. I believe that the Civil War was fought due to slavery

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    Explain how Ragtime music combines the elements of both Europe and Africa: 3. What are the instruments found in a standard rhythm section? The instruments in the rhythm section include at least one chord instrument‚ one bass instrument‚ and one percussion instrument. The chord instrument can be of two types: strummed and keyboard. Bass instruments include tuba‚ string bass‚ electric bass‚ and synthesizer bass. Finally‚ the principal percussion instrument is the drum set. 4. How did the minstrel

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    2) I think the Civil War was inevitable because of the federal government’s treatment and sometimes babying of the South. As stated earlier‚ every time the South wanted something (increased federal protection of slavery‚ expansion of slavery. etc.) or were against a law passed (Tariff – Nullification Crisis of 1832) their go-to method of getting their way was to threaten secession from the union. I think the fact that the federal government sometimes entertained them was what made the South so bold

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    US Civil War

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    The American Civil War created the nation of the United States as we know it today. The bloodiest war in the history of the nation‚ the victory was a combination of many factors and many battles that finally resulted in a Union victory. But why would a nation engage in combat so fiercely that more Americans were lost in the one war than in the American Revolution‚ WW1‚ WW2 and the Vietnam War combined? The main cause of the American Civil War was slavery. According to historian David Goldfield

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    Civil War Abolition

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    At the start of the American Civil War‚ President Abraham Lincoln cautiously framed the conflict about the preservation of the Union rather than the ending of slavery. Personally he found the practice of slavery revolting; but he knew that neither Northerners nor the residents of the border slave states would support abolition as a reason to go to war. However by mid-1862‚ thousands of slaves fled to join the attacking Northern armies‚ Lincoln was convinced that abolition had become a sound military

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    Civil War Notes

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    1. Examine the social‚ political‚ and economic impact of civil war on the South‚ its values‚ and its people.  Social: * Increased urban growth * Cities grew because of the shift towards manufacturing‚ growth of bureaucratic agencies to oversee manufacturing‚ RR‚ shipping‚ tax collection. * Urban growth resulted in the expansion of construction jobs‚ transportation developments * Changed roles for women * Headed households and performed men’s work *

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    Civil War Dbq

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    Civil War DBQ Americans are a democratic society that are driven for success. During the early nineteenth century the Americans were living off the buzz of the constitution and working together to form a functioning government. As Lincoln wisely said later on "A house divided against itself cannot stand.” The issue of slavery was one of such magnitude that division on such an issue would inevitably lead to a war‚ and could not have been avoided by compromise. With the Missouri Compromise

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