History Honors 5/3/15 Civil War Project Essay 2. How/why/to what extent is the topic significant to the Civil War or today? “That all persons held as slaves” within the rebellious states “are and henceforward shall be free” (The Emancipation Proclamation). Abraham Lincoln declared this statement on January 1‚ 1863‚ which changed the course of history and paved the freedom for African Americans. The Civil War was between the Union and the Confederates. The Civil War was fought to preserve
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The Civil War resulted in the creation of many technological advancements for that time. Through these creations the Civil War became the first modern war. There were many new weapons created from new bullets to give a solder a wider range‚ to artillery such as cannons. These weapons allowed for more fatalities. The use of balloons during the Civil War was introduced by Thaddeus Lowe. President Lincoln saw the use of these balloons to be beneficial to the war‚ he funded the Aeronautics program. Balloons
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years before and during the Civil War. The South‚ also known as the Confederates‚ supported slavery. The North‚ also known as the Union‚ was anti-slavery‚ and made every effort that they could to cease it. The Confederates were usually cruel to their slaves‚ and denied them basic rights. The Union supporters were right in their attempts to end slavery and protect the deserved equity of all people: white or black. Although slavery was not the only cause of the Civil War‚ it was a main factor to
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Cause of the Civil War The Civil War in Sierra Leone was a result of economic factors contributing to the wellbeing of the economy as well as political and social disapproval. Sierra Leone’s lack of strong leadership over the past few decades leading up to the Civil War were one of the primary causes for the war. During the British Colonial Rule of the country‚ they were never able to implement a successful system to rule or govern the nation. As a result‚ it left the nation very weak upon their
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The Revolutionary War was fought with the combined effort of the original thirteen colonies to gain their independence from the tyrannical grasp of the English Monarchy. When they gained their independence they fought even more for expansion‚ with the nation stretching from Maryland to Florida‚ there was bound to be differences in each state. Many of the differences were easy to ignore‚ except for the souths view of slavery . The difference between the opinion of racial equality caused such a great
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the first land battle of the Civil War (History.com Staff‚ para.1). Bullets flew‚ and orders were yelled as both sides were locked in combat. Soldier after soldier succumbed to death or injury‚ inevitably concluding the battle with a total of roughly 4‚750 casualties: 3‚000 Union and 1‚750 Confederate (History.com Staff‚ para. 7). In the Civil War‚ casualties were as commonplace as cellular devices are today. Unfortunately‚ the medical practices in the Civil War were quite the opposite of hygienic
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Americans and the Civil War Slavery affected many of the political reasons that contributed to causing the Civil War in 1961. Most in the Northern states including President Lincoln were more concerned with preserving the Union rather than fighting for the freedom of all. On the other hand the South fought to preserve what they believed to be absolute state rights. However the overall goals of the war were altered significantly by the willingness of African Americans during war. This also later contributed
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What Caused the Civil War? In April 1861‚ the United States of America went to war. They did not go to war with a foreign power‚ because of a border dispute‚ and they did not go to war with the native people because of their hunger for more land. No‚ this would be a war among themselves‚ north against south‚ brother against brother‚ and in some instances even father against son. In the four long and bloody years that this war lasted more than 600‚000 of these brothers‚ fathers‚ and sons would
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causes of the english civil war There is not one reason why the civil war started it did not start overnight but developed over a long period of time. There were many reasons why king Charles I started the civil war in 1642. The first being lack of money. Lack of money was a major factor as Charles I had very little money to his name and repeatedly had to ask parliament for money to help with his campaigns. Parliament was reluctant to give Charles all the funds that he needed‚ as they knew Charles
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The beginning of the Civil War was caused by various components occurring in the United States. The role of Slavery brought on the Civil War. With different means of economic prosperity‚ the north was more industrialized while the south depended on more agriculture. Different political ideology‚ the south wanted more power to the states while the north wanted more power to the federal government. The Civil War was a gradual progress‚ the evolving challenges in individual’s civil rights faced led to
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