The Civil War was a hard and long fought war with many battles‚ deaths‚ and injuries. In 1861 the Civil War began‚ but not before a series of events that reached the boiling point of both Northerners and Southerners. Three events that inflamed tensions between the North and South included the Compromise of 1850‚ the publishment of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin‚” and the election of 1860. The Civil War lasted about 4 years‚ and that was because the North and South had differing opinions on slavery. The first
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The Civil War broke out in 1861‚ and lasted until 1865 .This drastic five year quarrel put the North and South against each other; the North became known as the Union while the South was referred to as a Confederacy. Before the war‚ the main disagreement was either to promote slavery or abolish it‚ so as a result‚ a war stirred up. Slavery was a time of harsh plantation work for colored people‚ while they were owned by rich whites. The actions of slavery were very cruel‚ so the Union had a valid
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Causes Of The Civil War Civil war was from 1861-1865 and began when a confederate shot a union at Fort Sumter‚ but what led to the Civil War was slavery. Slavery was a major cause of the Civil War because Northerner were against slavery‚ while the southerner were pro-slavery. The tension between the two side led to the civil war. Abraham Lincoln declared "government cannot endure permanently half slave‚ half free"(historyplace.com). Slavery is the main cause of the civil war comparison to the western
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The Civil War began on April 12‚ 1861. There were two sides. The North and South. Both which had advantages upon each other. One of the many advantages that the North had against the South was that it had more than 70% of the nation’s railroad lines. On the other hand‚ the South had better generals than the North. First of all‚ one of the biggest advantages the North had was men. They had four times the soldier then the South had. The North also had better equipment (like cannons) and supplies
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conflicts in the Civil War and was the worst decision of mankind. Slavery impacted all of our policies‚ laws‚ and societal norms by showing us that most of the population of southern people had plantations back in the 1860s and later on. The civil war was fought for states rights and for slavery‚ either keeping it which the southerners wanted or completely getting rid of it which the northerners wanted all along. Abolitionists fought to end slavery. In the decades before the Civil War‚ anti-slavery
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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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The Civil War of the United states was a time of great division. A time where some people were only considered 3/5 of a person. A time where the North and the South were not always seeing eye to eye and were states rights truly came into play. This was one of the main turning points in America’s History. In 1860 the general consensus of the Republican party was to arrange a ban on slavery‚ which at the time was led by Abraham Lincoln. This viewpoint was not well received by everyone‚ especially
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April 12‚ 1861 a major event happen and ended May 9‚ 1865‚ the Civil War. In the Civil War there were many battles between countries. Some of the most deadliest battles in the Civil War‚ Battle of Gettysburg‚ Battle of Spotsylvania Court House‚ and Battles of Chickamauga. The Battle of Gettysburg started on July 1‚1863 and ended on July 3‚ 1863. There were two armies that fought during the battle the Army of Northern Virginia ( the Confederacy) commanded by General Robert E. Lee and soldiers from
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The civil war was a war that redefined America and reaffirmed that freedom was not limited solely by a person’s race. The results of the war echoed long past the final battle and forever changed what being an American means today. Many of the stories and accounts from this period helped establish the meaning of freedom and the struggles to understand how freedom applied to all people such as The Gettysburg address (Abraham Lincoln) and The narrative of Fredrick douglass. Both pieces discuss American
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Civil War Technology Civil war technology was a very important part of the war. It influenced inventors and military inventors to create more weapon and machines to help in the war. New ideas and creations happened in this time‚ it changed the way wars were fought forever and not only wars were affected everyday life was also upgraded. For example railroads and telegraphs were a major part of change in this time. Weapons were a major part of the change of the civil war. Infantry soldiers usually
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