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    The Civil War

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    The American Civil War lasted from 1861-1865‚ and is known as one of the most crucial events in the history of American. In those four years‚ more than half a million soldiers from both the Confederate and Union side were either wounded or died trying to fight for what they believed in. A nation was divided and mass social and economical changes occurred throughout the entire region. This fight over slavery and State rights would pit man against man and create a greater debt within the United States

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    My "A+" Plan for Reconstruction President Johnson and the Radical Republicans both came up with plans of how to reconstruct America after the Civil War. President Johnson was more lenient toward the Southerners because of his background. His plan did not include harsh punishments. The Radical Republicans plans were strict and imposed cruel new laws for the betrayal of the Confederate states. The views from each are completely opposite when concerning Freemen. My plan for reconstruction

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    When you think of the Civil War‚ what do you think of? Unionists‚ Confederates‚ slave owners? Do you think of African Americans? Probably not. Just like the Revolutionary War‚ African Americans played an immense role in the entire war‚ yet many people don’t recognize them for that accomplishment. They were nurses‚ spies‚ cooks‚ soldiers‚ laborers‚ and heroes. African Americans were faced with mass racial prejudice‚ even from the abolitionist north‚ yet they chose to fight in order to abolish slavery

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    sound of the rebel cry had finally subsided‚ The American Civil War had had already taken a deadly toll. Four years of gruesome fighting had decimated the population. Half a million of three million men had been wounded in combat. Over two hundred thousand others had been killed. Frontal assaults turned into suicidal dashes that resulted in victory for no man. Advancements in weaponry surpassed ancient tactics dating back to the Revolutionary War and inflicted staggering casualties. Railways allowed

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    the Civil War HIS/110 The Civil War is considered to be greatest war in American history‚ perhaps because it is the only war ever fought on American soil. Three million men fought in this war and 600‚000 died. As of today‚ this war is the most fascinated because it was fought on American soil. There have been many documents and books written about the Civil War‚ this war also settled disputes betweent the states and gave many blacks their freedom. The origins of the American Civil

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    Long term memory

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    Long-term memory is memory that can last as little as a few days or as long as decades. Life without long term memory is almost impossible if you ask me. Memories play a very important role in your everyday functions and doings. I don’t see how you can function without long term memory because of the amount of things it affects. Memories are critical in having a regular life because you can’t function properly without memories. Life without long term memory is almost impossible in reality because

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    investigation will be analyzing the question “how was the development of photography influenced by the American Civil War?” This investigation will include photography in the years leading up to the American Civil War and how the war years‚ 1861-1865‚ changed photography as an industry and as a medium of expression. One resource that will be used in this investigation is the book The Story of American Photography by Martin W. Sandler. Sandler is an accredited historian who graduated from the University

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    The Civil War had many causes‚ some of them were long term causes and some of them were immediate causes. The long term causes were the problems that seemed to never be solved between the North and South. Slavery for instance was a long term problem because it was never completely solved; however continuous compromises were made between both sides‚ but the disagreements would not disappear. On the other hand‚ the immediate causes were the problems in which guaranteed that the North and South would

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    The civil war has often been called "The second American Revolution‚" primary because many Americans actually thought they were once again fighting for their freedom and rights. While this is true‚ the Civil War itself was revolutionary. It was revolutionary in the political‚ social and economic conduct of the war. Each Revolutionary conduct of the war impacted America then and some still impact the world today. Politically specking The Civil War brought about new ways or revolutionary ways of taking

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    American Civil War (1865-1861) [1] has always been an interesting‚ yet tragic page of the US history. The numerous stories of heroism and cowardice‚ bravery and weakness‚ truth and injustice have been told several millions of times. The names like Abraham Lincoln‚ Harriet Tubman‚ William T. Sherman will never be forgotten by the American nation. Nevertheless‚ American Civil War had its consequences and one should know that behind the beautiful story of battle for freedom and humanity there were events

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