Katelin Foster 9/30/12 Period 5 US History The Civil War The Civil War was a fight between the Southern states and the Northern states. It began in 1861 and ended in 1865. The northerners referred to this war as the war to preserve the Union because that became the main goal of the Civil War. Slavery was one of the causes of the war‚ but in the end Lincoln’s goal became preserving the union. When Eli Whitney invented the Cotton Gin in 1783‚ cotton then became very profitable. Many farmers
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the Civil War. It is an overview of the events that led up to the Start of the Civil War‚ the battles during the Civil War and the end of the Civil war. How‚ when and why did the Civil War end? What battles took place during the Civil War and how did they affect the outcome of the Civil War? How‚ when and why the Civil War started? What events led up to the start of the Civil war? There were a few abolitionists that were involved in events leading up to the Civil War. Even though the Civil war didn’t
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Civil War Essay Prior to reading the book The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara I must say that I was extremely ignorant to the topic of the Civil War. If someone were to ask me why the Civil War took place I would say plain and simple‚ “slavery.” Although slavery was the main cause for the war‚ I didn’t understand how or why the topic of slavery was ever a debate. There are very few people in today’s society that can say without hesitation that slavery was at all ethical or moral. The mere thought
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THE CIVIL WAR:WHY DID TEXANS FIGHT? THE CIVIL WAR WAS A SAD TIME FOR TEXANS AND AMERICANS‚ AS IT DIVIDED THE COUNTRY INTO TWO OPPOSING SIDES.BETWEEN 1861 AND 1865‚ 75‚000 TEXANS WENT TO WAR.WHAT WERE THE REASONS TEXAS FOUGHT FOR THE SOUTH IN THE CIVIL WAR.TEXANS WENT TO WAR STATES’ RIGHTS‚TO DEFEND THE STATE THEY LOVE AND TO PERSERVE SLAVERY. ONE REASON TEXANS FOUGHT FOR THE SOUTH IN THE CIVIL WAR WAS FOR STATES’ RIGHTS.THE TEXAS STATE GASETTE EDITORAIL‚ IT SUPPORTS THE RIGHT OF SECESSION
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What caused the American Civil War? It is amazing that even today‚ nearly 150 years after the Civil War started‚ there is passionate debate regarding the "cause" of the Civil War. Consider this: It is a fact that when the armies for the North and South were first formed‚ only a small minority of the soldiers on either side would have declared that the reason they joined the army was to fight either "for" or "against" slavery. However‚ equally true is the statement: "Had there been no slavery‚ there
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The American Civil War and also known as the War Between the States was a war fought from 1861 up to 1865 between the Northern and Southern United States. The war has led to over 618‚000 casualties. There were several reasons to why the Civil War has occurred in the United States. Firstly‚ the Northern and the Southern have different economies. With the invention of Eli Whitney’s cotton gin in 1793‚ cotton became very profitable. This machine reduces the time taken to separate the seeds from the
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Was the Civil War Inevitable? The three main causes of the civil war‚ infringement on civil liberties‚ infringement on states’ rights‚ and the collapse of the two-party system made the conflict between North and South almost impossible to resolve. When Abraham Lincoln was elected into presidency‚ it was implied in his inauguration speech that he was one who would abide more by Northern interests. First North Carolina‚ then other Southerners responded by doing what they had the “right” to do
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The Irrepressible Conflict The Civil War (1861-1865) was the most important mark in the American history. It defined the future of the United States‚ that by 1861 was a newly formed nation‚ still in development‚ and with a lot of issues. The Civil War killed more American people than all wars together. Its causes were many‚ and they accumulated to the point that something had to be done or the country would end up divided. For this purpose‚ we can say this war was a irrepressible conflict.
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Conflicts widened between the North and the South as two sides collided in every event before the Civil War. The North and the South were very different in many ways. They were known as two different countries because of their cultural and economic differences. The disagreements between the North and the South aggravated the separation that was soon to follow. When the North gained the control of the government‚ the South seceded. The North was industrialized and had many factories. It also included
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The Civil War During both the civil war and civil war reconstruction time periods‚ there were many changes going on in the Union. The Emancipation Proclamation‚ as well as legislation such as the thirteenth‚ fourteenth and fifteenth amendments‚ was causing a new awakening of democracy; while the renouncing of secession by the South marked a definite triumph for Nationalism. As well‚ the government was involved in altercations of its own. During reconstruction‚ the legislative and executive
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