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    The North and South of the U.S. were always very different. The North was materialistic‚ individualistic‚ and had great faith in progress‚ while the South was traditional and valued honor and family loyalty. Southerners relied on slavery and farming to support their economy‚ whereas the North relied on factories‚ which prospered quickly. Because the South was slower than the North in creating a “unified market economy and a regional transportation network”‚ they relied financially on the North. Slavery

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    February‚ 1861 I believe these are confusing times in our history. My family lives in the south and we have a farm where we raise cotton and other crops that we sell to other families and businesses. This is how my family makes a living‚ off the land. Lately‚ I have been hearing a lot about the issues that our country is dealing with and have decided to write down my thoughts. Late last year‚ 1860‚ Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States. In February of this year‚ 1861

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    1. Examine the social‚ political‚ and economic impact of civil war on the South‚ its values‚ and its people.  Social: * Increased urban growth * Cities grew because of the shift towards manufacturing‚ growth of bureaucratic agencies to oversee manufacturing‚ RR‚ shipping‚ tax collection. * Urban growth resulted in the expansion of construction jobs‚ transportation developments * Changed roles for women * Headed households and performed men’s work *

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    Slavery in the Civil War Slavery was a major turning point in the civil war. Slavery is when one person owns another person. This was a big issue at its time. The south also known as the confederate states of America and the north also known as the United States or the union had fought over slavery. The north was against slavery and the south was ok with slavery. Many battles went on between the two to get this settled out and finally in the American civil war when the Union won. But before that

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    by the fathers of the land. The Civil War was one of the most destructive events in American history‚ costing more than 600‚000 lives. It was thought to be the war that helped shape the character of the American individual today. With a nation that is divided‚ there are two different views of the war. From the South‚ the war was seen as a battle of rebellion and southern independence‚ but in the North‚ the war was seen as a revolution. Between the North and the South there lay deep economic‚ social

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    Cold War was fought between the United States and the Soviet Union‚ however‚ there was never any direct contact between the two nations. In this war‚ the United States fought for capitalism and the Soviet Union fought for communism. The United States and Soviet Union fought each other through Proxy wars - wars incited by a major power that does not participate in the war. Two examples of Proxy wars during the Cold War are the Korean and Vietnam Wars. The Korean war began in 1950 when North Korea

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    The Cause Of The Civil War The issue that I bring to you today is the issue of the cause of the Civil War. I know and believe that the Civil War began because of the separation of our country. The Confederates wanted slaves and the Union wanted to free every one of the slaves. The main cause and issue of the Civil War was the slavery issue. The North wanted the slaves to be free and the South wanted to keep the slaves working in their homes. I believe that slaves should be free and they should

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    The American Civil War was a series of political‚ cultural‚ and economic differences within the nation that when clashed‚ lead to a four-year period of hostility and instability. Although most media portrays slavery as the main cause of the civil war‚ it was really an economic competition within the two sections that created Northern determination to achieve its abolition‚ and Southern perseverance to maintain its institution. It is safe to say that the need for slavery was a product of the Southern

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    Gregory Robinson Jr World Studies Civil War Essay 2/9/13 In the antebellum period there were many things that we could say were the main causes of the war but the tree that I say that caused the war would be when the Mexican war ended‚ the Fugitive Slave Act‚ John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry‚ and one of the most important ones was the election of Abraham Lincoln. With the end of the Mexican War‚ America was given western territories. This caused a problem as these new territories

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    The civil war created a big rift between the North and the South that was not easily mended. After the decisive union victory the government had to create an ingenious plan for reconstruction. After Lincoln’s assassination‚ Johnson tried to carry out many of the former plans. Sectional tensions surrounded the civil war‚ and the role of the federal government was greatly impacted in terms of race relations and western expansion during the period between 1861 and 1877. The post-civil war role of the

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