The American Civil War was the bloodiest war this country has ever seen. It followed numerous events that caused separation between the North and South‚ including the Mexican-American War‚ Missouri Compromise‚ and Kansas-Nebraska Act. As the country expanded west‚ debates arose over slavery in new states. Countless compromises acted as the stitches holding the two halves of the country together. Sadly‚ nothing could keep the two vastly different parts of the country from breaking apart. The Mexican-American
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Slavery was a huge deal in America during the 1800s. The United States was torn between the north or the Union and south or the Confederate states during these years because of their different views of slavery. The south was fighting for the freedom of slaves while the north fought to keep slavery prevalent. The north and souths’ different views on slavery led to the Civil War. The Americans who opposed slavery did everything in their power to launch the Antislavery movements‚ or the actions
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Slavery Was the Primary Cause of the Civil War The American Civil War‚ also known as the War Between the States‚ the War of Rebellion‚ or the War for the Southern Independence‚ began on April 12‚ 1861. In the history of the United States‚ African Americans have always been discriminated against. When African Americans first came to America‚ they were taken against their will and forced to work as laborers. They became slaves to the rich‚ greedy‚ Americans. They were given no pay and were
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The horrendous Civil War began in 1861. This hideous war divided the nation into the North and South‚ or mainly anti-slavery vs. slavery. The Southern political leaders relied on slavery so heavily they would even secede. Also‚ the endless debates over slavery’s future changed in generation before the war. Southern political leaders were convinced that slavery was going to be abolished by the Lincoln and the Republican party. The South used slavery in almost every aspect of life. They used them
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the civil war and slavery was really saving the union. His intention was to save the union at all costs‚ he was for keeping slaves if the union could be saved or he was for anti slavery as long as the union was saved. His view is believed to have been for the slaves and he is very much admired for it; his intent was only to save the union. The slave’s freedom just so happen to be part of the civil war fight. Lincoln wanted to save the union with keeping slavery or without it. After the civil war
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Slavery; North The North during the civil war era saw no need for slavery as factory production boomed. Most of the workers in the factories were woman and children who worked for a low wage‚ so slavery was not a hot commodity. The political cartoon to the left is considered a northern view based upon how the north fought for the freedom and equality of slaves. The cartoon depicts the blacks and the whites uniting through a waltz. The definition of Amalgamation is to unite or combine two. In the
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Weapons of the Civil War Many traditional weapons were used in the Civil War‚ from knives to muskets‚ and bayonets to cannons. There was new technology that was introduced into warfare‚ through the Civil War‚ like rifled gun barrels‚ the Minie ball‚ and repeating rifles. A rifled gun barrel is the barrel of a rifle which has ridges grooved into it‚ so when the bullet is fired‚ it has more stability‚ which leads to more damage. A Minie Ball is a bullet for a rifle that has grooves around the entire
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and technologies of the civil war played a huge part on how the war was fought. Different types of bullets‚ guns‚ cannons‚ and new technologies like morse code definitely affected the war and changed the strategies different sides would use as time went on. Even small newfound inventions such as photography had an impact on the war‚ and especially helped us to better understand what the Civil War was really like. One of the biggest types of weapons used in the civil war was the rifle musket.
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Thesis: According to the quote‚ due to the Civil War The United States underwent a major change and had an important impact‚ it made the US the unsegregated nation we are today. This war was important to us becoming one nation‚ it spread peace among the United States. Would you believe me if I told you that the world is what it is today because of war‚ even though war is still going on today? According to the quote‚ due to the Civil War The United States underwent a major change that a big affect
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century‚ a war arose in the United States that had a tremendous impact on America as a whole. The war (Civil War) shaped America into what it is today. It made a change‚ a good change on the American people. Throughout this essay‚ I’m going to discuss what caused the civil war. In other words‚ there were many things that led up to the civil war‚ including‚ slavery‚ the south depending on the north‚ and the violence that was happening in both the South and the North. Therefore‚ the civil war was caused
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