If you take a look at America’s history‚ you will see that the deadliest war was the Civil War. Spanning over 4 years and 600‚000 deaths‚ you may think that what was fought over was silly and that they could’ve simply prevented the war. The supposed “silly” thing that was fought over was slavery. Sure‚ maybe it could’ve been prevented if slavery wasn’t a big part of America‚ but it certainly was not preventable when it was an economic‚ political‚ and social issue. When slavery is the backbone for
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The American Civil War is probably the most horrific episode in American history. The two belligerents of the war were the Union army‚ comprised of the northern states‚ and the Confederate army‚ comprised of the southern slave states which had voted to secede from the Union. In essence‚ the North did not want the South to secede from the Union because the North relied on the South for agriculture. On the other hand‚ the South wanted to secede because they had grown tired of the federal government
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this policy‚ southern states created laws limiting Black rights‚ such as restricted labor rights and property rights. (American History) Republicans believed that federal governments should give Blacks greater protection under the law. Republican Lyman Trumball shared the same beliefs‚ and on January 5th created the Civil Rights Bill of 1866. Although the Civil Rights Bill of 1866 did not address voting and office holding rights‚ the bill granted all people of America—no matter the race—basic citizenship
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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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Lincoln knew that to keep the European influence out of the American Civil War‚ the Union needed to look competent to foreign entities by stopping the southern rebellion. Unfortunately‚ this didn’t start well when the Union suffered a crushing defeat at the Battle of Bull Run in 1861‚ causing Lincoln to feel a sense of “humility” and “embarrassment” towards European nations (Peraino‚ 2013). As a recommendation from the military‚ Secretary of State‚ Henry Seward‚ and Lincoln approved the Anaconda
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The American Civil War began April 12‚ 1861‚ and did not end until a gruesome four years later‚ on May 9‚ 1865. This war divided America into two groups: the Union and the Confederacy. During this time period‚ many new concepts and ideas from both sides were thought of and brought to life. Some examples of these new concepts were in an area such as naval and ground warfare‚ medicine‚ weaponry‚ transportation‚ and photography. Technology played a very important role in the American Civil War‚ shaping
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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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African Americans No matter where or when a person lives‚ skin color‚ beliefs‚ class‚ or history he/she will see a difference in the way every ethnic group is treated. This world has never been fair for anyone. Life can treat a person with the greatest of care or it will treat a person as if he/she is lower than dirt. African Americans are no different. They have faced great hardships and triumphs throughout the years. Since they had been forced from their homeland they have been treated as if
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Original Title: Descriptive Phrase The American Civil War Hurt and divided the nation in such a great number of ways. From the division of family‚ the horrifying conflicts‚ and the events that occurred throughout the course of the war‚ the effects on America were all the same‚ painful. The harsh division of family‚ brought on by the war led to hard personal conflicts making the war that much harder to fight. The many conflicts that happened over the course of the war led to great amounts of destruction
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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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