The Civil War divided the nation into two parts and was a war fought between the northern states and the southern states. The north was called the union and the south was called the Confederacy. There were quite a few reasons why the south broke away and why both halfs started to fight. The reasons for the Civil War were political‚ social and economic‚ things such as the Election of 1860‚ Uncle Tom’s Cabin‚ cotton production and slavery were big contributions to the war. The Election of 1860 was
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became a bigger and bigger issue and discussion. The North opposed slavery and thought everything about it was wrong. Whereas the South felt slavery was an essential part of their lives‚ and that without it they would not survive. In April of 1861‚ during the first month of the Civil War Alfred M. Green delivered a speech to his fellow African Americans to join the Union forces of the North. Green uses allusions in his speech to help persuade his fellow African Americans to join the Union forces.
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The events of the Civil War and what led up to it‚ plus the outcome of the war during the Reconstruction‚ formed American history. This whole period of time took place from the 1830s all the way to 1872‚ and everything that happened helped the events that happened afterwards too. The Civil War did help America rid itself of slavery‚ but also birthed a new monster called segregation‚ which isn’t equally as bad as slavery‚ but it wasn’t good either. Sadly‚ these 40ish years were some of the most fundamental
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The Civil War was one of the most important events that occurred in America. It shaped America to what it is today. Tension rising thing after thing and was one of the most debatable and deadly events in history. Without the Civil War‚ there would still be slavery and other horrible acts. Though it may be said that the War happened all because of one event‚ which is not true. There are several factors that led to the War‚ and it was not just one occasion. The biggest cause that led to the Civil War
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What events led to the Civil War? During the Revolutionary Era from 1765-1815‚ slavery existed in thirteen colonies. Maryland went from white servants to slaves. There was an agricultural economy that existed in the South that was dependent on the labor of slaves. Although slavery did not exist in the North exclusively; New York‚ Philadelphia‚ and New England were involved in the trade of slaves; so although the South was exclusively using slaves as an economic gain‚ the North also had financial
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The Civil War was a very complicated war and had more than one cause. The Fugitive Slave Act‚ Kansas-Nebraska Act‚ Dred Scott decision‚ John Brown’s Raid‚ and the election of 1860 were all factors that led to the Civil War. The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 out the Federal government behind slave catchers. This now made the assisting of runaway slaves a federal offence. This also was a problem for free African Americans because if a white slave catcher said that a free African American was a runaway
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The U.S Mexican War The whereabouts of the proposed Mexican-American border resulted in a war between the two countries lasting over 2 years. Major leaders on both sides were U.S President Tyler and President Polk as well as Mexican President Santa Anna. The main disputes the annexation of Texas‚ territorial issues and poor leadership. With more Americans moving into Texas‚ the territory seemed promising to newly elected US Polk. The expansionist mentality of the country led Polk to try and acquire
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Tennessee and Virginia‚ followed by Texas later. The Confederate States left the United States and took control of the military installations‚ ports and other properties of the Union within the confines of the Confederation‚ thus triggering the American Civil War. Probably two were the root causes of secession: Republican intent to restrict and even eliminate slavery; on the other hand‚ the great limitations of political power of the States of the Union with regard to the ownership of
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The Events Leading Up to the Civil War Conflicts widened between the North and the South as two sides collided in every event before the Civil War. The North and the South were very different in many ways. They were known as two different countries because of their cultural and economic differences. The disagreements between the North and the South aggravated the separation that was soon to follow. When the North gained the control of the government‚ the South seceded. The North was industrialized
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the Cold War through the end of the Truman administration was an important era. The only countries left with any power after WWII were the US and USSR. America needed a vigorous free market in Europe and the Soviets were apprehensive about Germany invading. The USSR wanted to create a communist buffer in Poland to keep Germany out. The US didn’t like this conception because they thought the communism would spread and that they would lose foreign markets for their goods. Thus‚ the Cold war commenced
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