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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The American Civil War lasted from 1861-1865‚ and is known as one of the most crucial events in the history of American. In those four years‚ more than half a million soldiers from both the Confederate and Union side were either wounded or died trying to fight for what they believed in. A nation was divided and mass social and economical changes occurred throughout the entire region. This fight over slavery and State rights would pit man against man and create a greater debt within the United States
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To what extent was the American Civil War a conflict about the rights and wrongs of slavery The American Civil War was an intense‚ violent war fought within one of the most powerful countries in the world. The reasons for the outbreak of this war are varied. From the formation of America to 1860‚ the people in this country were divided. This division was a result of location and personal sentiments. Peace could not continue in a country filled with quarrels that affected the common American. There
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Was slavery abolished at the end of the Civil War? No‚ it took amendments to the Constitution and the Congress pushing to for all men to have equal rights. The American Civil War was a major event that leaded to the beginning of the end of slavery. Slavery after the Civil War had major problems such as Southerners defending slavery‚ slaves resting their masters‚ and problems slaveys faced once they were free. What kinds of arguments did Southerners use to defend slavery? Well one argument Southerners
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time after the Civil war came to an end‚ historians have unraveled first hand accounts deliberately opposing to the idea it was fought only because of slavery. Although Slavery is accredited with being the main and only cause of the Civil war‚ according to first hand accounts and events the conspiracy of the Southerners unity and the power hungry ideas of the Northerns‚ were the main cause. People in the United states believe the feud over slavery was the main cause of the civil war. That belief
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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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A conflict is a serious disagreement or argument‚ and throughout history there have been many disagreements between the people and the government all the way to arguments over land. In the end all of these disagreements and arguments lead to the weakening of the nations political‚ economical and social structures. The French Revolution is a perfect example of a conflict in history. It began as a fight for class equality but eventually incorporated many different political groups in the search for
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Imagine living in a time where owning slaves was normal and popular. Well slaves suffered a ton of hardships in the south‚ but had some freedom in the North. Some freedoms were churches‚education‚ and voting in some states but they did in fact have many restrictions. Some freedoms slaves had in the North were churches and work. Slaves did have more freedom in the North than in the South.For instance‚ in “Document B” it states “He shall be free to live‚ and to thrive‚if he can‚ and to pay taxes
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During the decades leading up to the Civil War‚ the American people argued and compromised over the sensitive subject of slavery. It seems that the inflammation caused by slavery had reached its peak by the beginning of the war in 1861‚ and suddenly exploded at the battle of Fort Sumner. But did slavery really play the main role in igniting the American Civil War? Prior to the war it looked as if the government got stronger and more influential in the decisions of southern states in an attempt to
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1. The Civil War will claim 600‚000 American lives. According to the reading that is the equivalent of how many Trade Tower attacks? The death toll of the Civil War is equivalent to a Trade Tower disaster occurring every Tuesday for four years. 2. Why would the framers of the Constitution not even mention the word ’slavery’ in the Constitution? The framers of the Constitution didn’t mention the word ‘slavery’ because they feared that the Southern states would not then join the new government
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