Cause-and-Effect Essay final draft The American Civil War Everyone wants independence and freedom to do what they want. Kids want freedom from their parents to do what they want. When I was younger‚ I wanted to play computer games whenever I wanted. When I wanted to play computer games‚ my mom wanted me to study or do my homework. Freedom to do what people wanted to do is what caused the American Civil war only on a much larger scale; the whole south wanted to own and use slaves. The
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Civil War(s) A. The First (1642-46) and Second Civil War (1648-49) We can notice that people talk about English Civil WarS in the plural. It is due to the fact that the war was composed of several war periods separated by relative peace ones. Although these wars had globally the same causes‚ they did not involve every time the same belligerents and the purposes could change‚ so did the endings‚ one of which would be unexpected. Causes of Civil Wars: Petition of Rights (February 1628): Parliament
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What caused the American Civil War? It is amazing that even today‚ nearly 150 years after the Civil War started‚ there is passionate debate regarding the "cause" of the Civil War. Consider this: It is a fact that when the armies for the North and South were first formed‚ only a small minority of the soldiers on either side would have declared that the reason they joined the army was to fight either "for" or "against" slavery. However‚ equally true is the statement: "Had there been no slavery‚ there
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7/14/13 English Civil War - Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia English Civil War From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia The English Civil War (1642–1651) was a series of armed conflicts and political problems between Parliamentarians (Roundheads) and Royalists (Cavaliers). The first (1642–46) and second (1648–49) civil wars pitted the supporters of King Charles I against the supporters of the Long Parliament‚ while the third war (1649–51) saw fighting between supporters of King Charles II
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Katelin Foster 9/30/12 Period 5 US History The Civil War The Civil War was a fight between the Southern states and the Northern states. It began in 1861 and ended in 1865. The northerners referred to this war as the war to preserve the Union because that became the main goal of the Civil War. Slavery was one of the causes of the war‚ but in the end Lincoln’s goal became preserving the union. When Eli Whitney invented the Cotton Gin in 1783‚ cotton then became very profitable. Many farmers
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Confederates became serious. On April 12‚ 1861‚ the thirty-three states‚ Union‚ and Confederate‚ went to war. This Civil War lasted four long years. Ending on May 9‚ 1865‚ with approximately 620‚000 deaths and thousands of casualties‚ the Civil War is to date the bloodiest war in the history of the United States. The effects of the Civil War are still present to this day. The primary causes of the civil war were the different opinions on slavery‚ the growing abolition movement‚ and the Dred Scott decision
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the civil war shot into action at fort sumter of the shores of virginia‚ the conflict had been building for years and now it has finally began. Why was this pressure there you may ask? It was based of of the topic of slavery and how the north had little use for slavery well the south’s whole economy was built off of it without it they would be nothing. There had been many activists against slavery but one book known as “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” really lite up the eyes of the north and showed how bad they
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Kingdom: ProtisIntro: The Civil War was an event that was inevitable occurrence in the course of history. The main cause of the war was slavery‚ which could not have been stopped if it were not for the war. Since the north and the south were so distant‚ it made it hard for them to agree or compromise. The Civil War could not have been avoided because the nation including political parties were split‚ no other compromises could settle issues about slavery‚ and slave rebellions could not of been prevented
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The American Civil War lasted from 1861-1865‚ and is known as one of the most crucial events in the history of American. In those four years‚ more than half a million soldiers from both the Confederate and Union side were either wounded or died trying to fight for what they believed in. A nation was divided and mass social and economical changes occurred throughout the entire region. This fight over slavery and State rights would pit man against man and create a greater debt within the United States
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Was the Civil War Inevitable? The three main causes of the civil war‚ infringement on civil liberties‚ infringement on states’ rights‚ and the collapse of the two-party system made the conflict between North and South almost impossible to resolve. When Abraham Lincoln was elected into presidency‚ it was implied in his inauguration speech that he was one who would abide more by Northern interests. First North Carolina‚ then other Southerners responded by doing what they had the “right” to do
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