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    The Southerners‚ however‚ advocated the free adoption of slavery by benefiting directly from this labor on their farms‚ profiting from the high prices of the sale of slaves. In his speech as president‚ Lincoln declared the illegality of secession. He said he would use the force to maintain control of federal estates

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    Civil War‚ often times regarded as the most gruesome‚ and the most terrible war of all time. Why is the Civil War given so many names‚ one reason would be because it was a war against brothers. You would think that 9/11 and many other foreign attacks put a big mark in history‚ while they are tragic events‚ they were not as horrible as the Civil War. 9/11 managed to kill about 3‚000 Americans while the Civil War managed to kill 600‚000 solders. 4‚800 Confederate and Union solders lay dead on the battlefield

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    Causes Of The Civil War Civil war was from 1861-1865 and began when a confederate shot a union at Fort Sumter‚ but what led to the Civil War was slavery. Slavery was a major cause of the Civil War because Northerner were against slavery‚ while the southerner were pro-slavery. The tension between the two side led to the civil war. Abraham Lincoln declared "government cannot endure permanently half slave‚ half free"(historyplace.com). Slavery is the main cause of the civil war comparison to the western

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    to end slavery the cause of the civil war? I think yes. There were many events that led up to the civil war that I think sparked the start of it. For example‚ the Kansas-Nebraska Act‚ the Fugitive Slave Act‚ and the famous book Uncle Tom’s Cabin. The Kansas-Nebraska Act was one of the sparks to the civil war. This Act allowed Kansas and Nebraska to become a territory in the United States. But there was a law called Popular Sovereignty. In these two new territories there were pro-slavery people

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    The American Civil War (1861–1865)‚ also known as the War Between the States (among other names)‚ was a civil war in the United States of America. There are many reasons for causing this war but the 2 most of those were‚ Sectionalism refers to the different economies‚ social structure‚ customs and political values of the North and South. It increased steadily between 1800 and 1860 as the North‚ which phased slavery out of existence‚ industrialized‚ urbanized and built prosperous farms‚ while the

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    conflicts on waterways in the trans-Mississippian Theatre led to the Union control of the Arkansas and White Rivers and in the long run the control of the Mississippi River by the Union. Naval battles in the trans-Mississippian theatre during the Civil War achieved victory in the West for the Union. Control of the Mississippi River stood crucial for both sides as it was the lifeline for materials and reinforcements for both the Confederate and Union armies. These confrontations‚ on and around trans-Mississippian

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    their color or creed. Slavery might have been acceptable to people in England‚ but the main reason that drew people to America was in the pursuit of Freedom. It ’s only reasonable to believe that to be true to this principle‚ slavery had to be abolished. The brutal disagreement that tore apart the North and the South was carried to its fullest extent in the United States in the years before and during the Civil War. The South‚ also known as the Confederates‚ supported slavery. The North‚ also known

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    The Civil War was a hard and long fought war with many battles‚ deaths‚ and injuries. In 1861 the Civil War began‚ but not before a series of events that reached the boiling point of both Northerners and Southerners. Three events that inflamed tensions between the North and South included the Compromise of 1850‚ the publishment of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin‚” and the election of 1860. The Civil War lasted about 4 years‚ and that was because the North and South had differing opinions on slavery. The first

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    The Civil War:The Real ReasonWhat was the Civil War The Civil War began April 12‚ 1861 with the attacks of Fort Sumter‚ and did not end until April 9‚ 1865 with the surrender of General Robert E. Lee of the Confederate Army. Over 620‚000 died in the war‚ along with disease killing twice as many as those lost in battle. 50‚000 survivors returned home as amputees. So why was this war fought?A common misconception  It is a commonly held view that President Lincoln fought the Civil War to free the slaves

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    surface‚ the Civil War appears to be a heroic battle that the north fought against slavery and immorality. But it’s not so simple. The Civil War was a complicated war fought for many reasons. It was fought mainly because of the difference between the northern and southern economic vision for America‚ but also because poor Americans everywhere generally felt ideologically attacked‚ and because the south felt frustrated‚ as they were politically underrepresented. The north and south went to war mainly because

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