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    first Punic War began in 264 B.C. and was fought between Carthage and Rome jostling to control Sicily because of its prime trade location‚ resulting in a Roman victory. The second Punic War was also won by Rome and was fought in Spain because of the incredible hatred Carthaginian general Hannibal had for Rome. The third and final Punic War ended in 146 B.C. when Rome destroyed Carthage. Although the Romans were lucky that Hannibal let many opportunities to attack them slip by‚ the Romans won the Punic

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    Causes of the Civil War

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    Causes Of The Civil War The Civil War‚ which lasted from 1861 to 1877‚ was mainly caused by the diverging society between the North and the South. The North and the South had different goals. There were many factors that led to the war and the chief ones were political decisions‚ morality of slavery‚ and economic differences between the North and the South. A cause of the Civil War was that the economy was splitting. As said in document 2‚ the slaves were needed to work on plantations

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    Eric Lane English 1020 Tim Parker 11/9/12 The Civil War and Appalachian Geography Did Appalachian geography have an effect on the civil war? Every major war in history has two things in common: a winner and a loser. There are many factors of war that decide the winner and the loser‚ some going unnoticed. The geography of a war has an impacting affect on the war and is sometimes overlooked‚ often leading to one side’s downfall (Falls 5). Appalachia has a fluctuating geography‚ for it ranges

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    An Avoidable Civil War

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    An Avoidable Civil War The explosion of the American Civil War was caused by a vast number of conflicting principles and prejudices‚ fueled by sectional differences‚ and set afire by a very unfortunate set of political events. Undoubtedly‚ the central theme of almost all of the events that led up to the Civil War was one way or another‚ related to the dispute of slavery. Throughout the nineteenth century‚ slavery-related tensions brewed to such an extent‚ that politicians often took accustom

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    American Civil War

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    American Civil War For the four years between 1861 and 1865 American fought the civil war. Meaning our own war. The North against the South. The free States against the slave states. The war had to solved two questions left unresolved by the revolution. The first being‚ Could the United States be a dissolvable confederation of sovereign states? Or‚ could the United States be an indivisible nation with a sovereign national government? The Second question would be‚ whether this nation which had adopted

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    Civil War inevitable

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    the end of 1854 the two sections‚ the North (Union) and the South (Confederacy) had reached an impasse and that Civil War was inevitable sooner or later. The conflicts grew tension between the two‚ the manufacturing section of the North and the agricultural South‚ which led to Civil War. Between the North and the South there were economic‚ social and political differences. The North had a number of goals concerning slavery and the South. The North wanted to abolish slavery‚ stop the spread of slavery

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    the labor systems. There were a lot of lynchings that took place during the Reconstruction across the country in which hundreds of black people were killed. The South causes it due to the fact it widespread violence‚ intimidation‚ and fraud. The South is the one who is responsible for killing the Reconstruction. To start with‚ the South is responsible for killing the Reconstruction mostly because the KKK and other white supremacist groups’ mission is to block the way and to demolish the government

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    Factors of the Civil War

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    Many outside factors were believed to affect the Civil War’s outcome; everything from clothing‚ weather conditions‚ weapons‚ and food. The factor that most affected the war’s outcome was the food. The North had a great amount and variety of food. The South’s food started off the same way‚ but it quickly deteriorated. The southern soldiers began to pillage farms to find food they wanted or the soldiers would desert and go home while they would have food. These were factors that could have been prevented

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    Causes Of The Civil War

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    The Civil War was one the worst wars that the United States has ever fought in. More soldiers died in this war than any others that the United States has fought in. To understand the Civil War‚ the events that led to the war need to be understood. The Civil War had many events that would eventually lead to the war. The Fugitive Slave Act was passed by Congress in 1850‚ and was put into effect throughout the United States. The Fugitive Slave Act stated that any runaway slave was to be returned to

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    American Civil War

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    to fight an offensive war (long supply lines‚ unfamiliar territory...) - capable mil. leaders‚ inc. Ulysses S. Grant -       Confederates had excellent generals too -Robert E. Lee and Thomas Jackson Defending is always easier than attacking (familiar w/climate and territory‚ possible psychological advantages) Farmers fight better than factory workers Profitable eco. based on cotton exports But disadvantages…a smaller pop. of 9 million (inc. 3.5 million slaves) had to import ind. goods;

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