The “Civil War” was important in history because it was when the Northern and Southern part of the United States battled against each other‚ due to the sides having their own different beliefs and religions. This war lasted 5 year from 1861-1865. The South believed in “Slavery” and were heavy about it because it was their way of making money more easily. But‚ most people who didn’t have slaves or very little would also work with the slaves or be tolerated like one. But the North believed in more
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The civil war‚ which commenced in 1861‚ was the cause of 750‚000 deaths. The war pitted the union‚ which was predominantly northern states‚ against the rebellious confederacy who refused to modernise their way of living. The confederacy consisted of South Carolina‚ Mississippi‚ Florida‚ Alabama and Georgia. In the end‚ the union was able to resist the confederate rebellion. However‚ since the end of the civil war‚ many have argued about it’s primary cause. At the forefront of the argument is slavery
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American Civil War is one of the most momentous and controversial periods in American history. America Civil War during the years 1861-1865 was resulted in the social‚ political‚ and economic differences that can be traced to the first colonies and are exemplified in the conflict between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton. These differences expanded over time to result in the divided country of the 1860’s. At the time of the Civil War‚ the abolitionists had many conflicts with South. The conflicts
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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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things that started the Civil War but that is why I am here. Back then the South was pro slavery and the North was not. That was like the main reason it was a war plus other things that was happening involving the government. The South seceded from The Union because they wanted slavery but the North did not‚ they did not want to follow the national government’s rules‚ and they did not have as much as the North. The South’s economy was based off of slavery unlike the North. The South’s economy was
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There are constant debates on why did the South lose the Civil War. The Civil War ended 150 years ago but that has not affected historians to question the outcome of the war for the Confederacy. According to Gary Gallagher‚ many historians work backward starting from Appomattox to explain the failure of the war. He continues by stating that those historians claim the reasoning for the failure was caused by the lack will to win the war by the Confederates. Gary Gallagher disagrees with these methods
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future of slavery. That dispute led to secession‚ and secession brought about a war in which the Northern and Western states and territories fought to preserve the Union‚ and the South fought to establish Southern independence as a new confederation of states under its own constitution. In the late 18th century‚ the abolitionist movement began in the north and the country began to divide over the issue between north and south. In 1820‚ the Missouri Compromise banned slavery in all new western territories
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The American Civil War‚ also known as the War between the States or simply the Civil War (see naming)‚ was a civil war fought from 1861 to 1865 between the United States (the "Union" or the "North") and several Southern slave states that had declared their secession and formed the Confederate States of America (the "Confederacy" or the "South"). The war had its origin in the fractious issue of slavery‚ and‚ after four years of bloody combat (mostly in the South)‚ the Confederacy was defeated‚ slavery
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Did the South have a chance at victory? The Civil War had many factors at play when determining who would win. The South were believed to have the best chance at winning at first. This is mostly because the South had the “LeBron James” of military generals‚ which was Robert E. Lee. However‚ as it turned out‚ the North had emerged from battle as victorious. Although the South seemed to have a decent chance to win at first‚ the military‚ economic‚ and political factors did not give the South a chance
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