government molds our future and society. The American Civil War did just that by causing advances in our society whether or not they were wanted. Some of the advances are the creation of the Emancipation Proclamation and 13th amendment. Which even when they were created they were not accepted by the society that is our nation. Many people were still looking for and finding loopholes on how to keep their slaves as ¨free¨ slaves. Society before the civil war was already rough and divided if it wasn’t
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1: QUESTION: We will begin our discussion concerning race relations during the historical period now called Reconstruction – this is the time period after the Civil War. As African Americans tried to combat racism and avoid racial conflict‚ they clashed over strategies of accommodation and resistance. The Southern educator‚ author and civil rights leader‚ Booker T. Washington urged blacks to be industrious‚ to learn manual skills‚ to work their way up economically‚ and to win the respect of
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One of the most important parts of America’s timeline was the American Civil war. In the American Civil war‚ two sides were fighting over the same item; slavery. As we all know‚ the winners of this war were the Northern states. After winning‚ they punished the southern states. When the South succeeded‚ they created their own currency‚ they made a flag‚ and they created an entirely new government. When they lost the war‚ their money was burned because it had no value‚ the government was disbanded
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In what way the African Americans shaped the course and consequences of the Civil War? African Americans helped shape the civil war in many ways. In fact‚ they were basically the underlying cause for the war in the first place. African Americans were slaves and had been treated like property since they first arrived in America. Therefore‚ the possibility of freedom for these slaves caused a big uproar in the south. The issue of equal rights for African Americans‚ the country’s ignorance to African
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The American Civil War The American Civil War was one of the most significant and controversial periods in American history‚ in where Americans killed each other (about 600‚000 men died) and still‚ some of the past arguments on state’s rights are still argued today. The Civil War was a matter of south versus north‚ confederacy (Southern States) versus The Union (Northern States). Northern states claimed that if the Southern slaves were property‚ then they should not be counted toward voting representation
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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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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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The American Civil War was a war that helped form America into that it is today: A land of freedom‚ hopes‚ and dignity. It is such an astounding war‚ that children today learn this within their history classes. The Civil War consisted of many events that can be hard for the human mind to comprehend all at once. Therefore‚ students must grasp an overview first to further enhance their learning. There are so many videos outlining and overviewing the Civil War today‚ but which one is the best? Hopefully
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Business of War It seems to be in this day and age that there is a general conclusion that war actually benefits the economy. Through decreasing unemployment by creating jobs as well as allowing those now employed to spend in the retail sector‚ it may seem as though war is an economic necessity to bring countries out of economic depression. This economic cycle of employment and spending may seem to benefit the economy as a whole‚ however in reality there is a much different truth to how war effects
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clothing styles and development can be seen with with the following innovations throughout history: tailoring in the Renaissance‚ ready made clothes following the Civil War‚ and integration of 20th
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