The Civil War was a devastating event that took place in America’s past. Many lives were taken during this tragic time. The Civil War started in 1861 when the Confederate states attacked Fort Sumter. The Confederate states included Texas‚ Arkansas‚ Louisiana‚ Mississippi‚ Alabama‚ Tennessee‚ Georgia‚ Florida‚ South Carolina‚ North Carolina‚ and Virginia. The Union states included Oregon‚ California‚ Nevada‚ Kansas‚ Iowa‚ Minnesota‚ Wisconsin‚ Illinois‚ Indiana‚ Michigan‚ Ohio‚ Pennsylvania‚ New
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Was the American civil war inevitable? The civil war was inevitable‚ only however‚ after one key event; the cotton gin made the civil war inevitable. The invention of the cotton gin in 1793 was the key element which enabled the south to have sufficient vested interest in their traditional lifestyle in order to feel the need to defend it at all costs even from their Northern countrymen. The core argument of this essay centres around the evidence which clearly defines their being in existence two
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Literature on the American Civil War is very intriguing. The Civil War brought a highly desired end to slavery‚ but it also came with very undesired death and destruction. The Civil War changed how writers write forever. In the South pre-Civil War life revolved around agriculture‚ mostly on large farms or plantations where enslaved African Americans were forced to do most of the labor. In the North pre-Civil War‚ the soil and climate favored smaller farmsteads rather than large plantations‚ which
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The Civil War was one of the bloodiest wars fought on American soil. The Civil War was a fight between the North and the South. This war lasted for four years from 1861 to 1865. This war has many reasons why it began. Some believe that the war started because of slavery. Those people believe the Civil War started on how the North and south had different views on slavery. Also the events that showed something had to be done. The North thought of slavery was wrong and believed that all men should be
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The economic challenges faced by African Americans in the post-Civil War era were rooted in a long history of exploitation‚ beginning with slavery. After the Emancipation Proclamation and the end of the Civil War in 1865‚ millions of newly freed slaves faced the daunting task of building economic independence in a society that remained hostile to their progress. Reconstruction efforts such as the Freedmen’s Bureau aimed to address these economic issues‚ but progress was limited. The promise of “40
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The Causes of the Civil War Through the antebellum period‚ The United States was not at war‚ but tensions continued to dominate the country. The north and the south relentlessly pressured each other over the issue of slavery. In 1860‚ South Carolina succeeded from the United states and the Civil War had begun. Although states right indirectly led to the succession of the Confederate States of America‚ slavery was the largest cause of the war as it was the greatest contributor to sectionalism‚ followed
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the Civil War in elementary school‚ and received the abridged version of history from the Civil War period. Many teachers simply state that the Civil War had one cause: slavery‚ or if the ones being taught live in the south: state’s rights. However‚ despite what many believe‚ the Civil War that took place from 1861 to 1865‚ truly happened in a time span of many more years‚ and had a multitude of causes. While most ideas happen incessantly‚ only a certain few influence people to instigate a war so
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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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American Civil War Milan Patel The journal paper discusses the problems faced by Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis that contributed to civil war in their respective states. It analyses the contribution of each person in the American civil war. The achievements of both commanders will also be discussed together with their weaknesses. Introduction A civil war involves the conflict between different groups in the same state. The main objectives of the civil war are the intention of one group to exercise
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There were two main forms of immigration‚ new and old. Old immigration occurred between 1830 to 1870. Ethnic groups included in this were the Irish and Germans. The second form was new immigration‚ which occurred anywhere from 1870 to 1914. This era is when Eastern and Western Europeans immigrated to America. An example of old immigration are the Germans. Many Germans came because they sought jobs and freedom. Germans fled to America to escape economic hardship and political unrest caused by
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