evolved and has been active in promoting equality for all. It wasn’t until 1865 when slaves were free. Around “36‚000 men died in the Civil war” (Civil War Facts)‚ for the abolishment of slavery. The Civil war‚ being the bloodiest war in American history‚ all came down to the question of; whether human bondage is moral? Slavery is the underlying cause of the Civil war‚ as a result of the confederates inability to give up forced human labor. The South economically depended on slaves‚ but with limited
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History February 6th 2014 In the first years of the war‚ what were the political and military strategies of each side? Which side was more successful? Why? In the mid 1800’s the Civil War begun. It was between the Union‚ the north‚ and the Confederates‚ the south. Each side had its own reason to start the war. Economic and social differences between the North and the South were one of the reasons. Another reason for the start of the war was the fight for more state rights and more federal
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The Civil War of Spain lasted from 1936 to 1939 is considered as the prelude to World War II being the testing ground for the Great Powers in such great war. The country had considered certain challenges revolving around political‚ economic‚ and social domains during the first few years of the twentieth century. Undoubtedly‚ the factors leading Spain to such war depends on the reasons for the emergence of conflicting aspects that evolved. It is not appropriate to comment that civil wars are equivalent
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Injuries do happen. In the Civil War many fatal injuries have occurred. Roughly 620‚000 people died in this war one even died while getting treated for an injury. The most common surgery procedure was an amputation. However due to the poor sanitation of the tools people died after the procedure. Many injuries could have occurred during the Civil War. One injury that happened was a bullet wound to the chest. This particular injury was suffered by General Lewis Armstead. Armstead notice
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The Civil War was a war between the North and the South and who should get this big plot of land in the middle. The North thought that they should get the land because it was above the imaginary line which was called the ¨36‚30¨ line. However‚ the South wanted it because they wanted to expand slavery in the U.S. That was one of the reasons why it caused the Civil War. In addition‚ there was many people that fought to end slavery people such as Dred Scott‚ John Brown‚ and many others. There are many
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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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Was the failure of the political system to end slavery the cause of the civil war? I think yes. There were many events that led up to the civil war that I think sparked the start of it. For example‚ the Kansas-Nebraska Act‚ the Fugitive Slave Act‚ and the famous book Uncle Tom’s Cabin. The Kansas-Nebraska Act was one of the sparks to the civil war. This Act allowed Kansas and Nebraska to become a territory in the United States. But there was a law called Popular Sovereignty. In these two new territories
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important things the Civil War was known for was the advanced weaponry that was used during battles. The Union and Confederacy made many different types of weapons which helped them have an advantage against each other. A soldier from the South remembers‚ "I had shot one hundred and twenty times that day. My gun became so hot that frequently the powder would flash before I could ram home the ball‚ and I had frequently to exchange my gun for that of a dead comrade" ("Small Arms of the Civil"). Weapons played
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US Hist. to 1876 Was the Civil War worth it? I believe that the civil war was worth it. Even though a lot of negative consequences came out of it‚ the positive outweighed the negative. The largest cause of the war was slavery. The North and South had contained their differences over slavery for sixty years after the Constitutional Convention. Compromise in 1787 had resolved the questions of slave trade and how to count slaves for congressional representation. The Compromise of 1850 was the last
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was an inventor before the Civil War and turned his attention weaponry when the Civil War broke out. At this time the Gatling Gun is the only available rapid fire weapon (The Gatling Gun). The Gatling Gun almost didn’t see any action during the Civil War. A few Union army commanders bought Gatling Guns for their soldiers (Gatling Gun) The Gatling Gun was developed and used in the Civil War. The main arguments are how the Gatling Gun works and was used in the Civil War‚ why Gatling invented the Gatling
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