The Civil war began in April of 1861. There were many reasons the Civil War began. For example‚ slavery was one of the reasons. Another reason was that the South wanted to secede from the United States because they believed more in state’s rights rather than federal rights. These are two of the main reasons the Civil War began. In the mid 1800s in the South‚ you couldn’t drive a mile without seeing a cotton field. Cotton was in high demand to make clothing and many Southern farmers made a lot of
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History Honors 5/3/15 Civil War Project Essay 2. How/why/to what extent is the topic significant to the Civil War or today? “That all persons held as slaves” within the rebellious states “are and henceforward shall be free” (The Emancipation Proclamation). Abraham Lincoln declared this statement on January 1‚ 1863‚ which changed the course of history and paved the freedom for African Americans. The Civil War was between the Union and the Confederates. The Civil War was fought to preserve
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Plato said that only the dead have seen the end of war (n.d.). The trauma and devastation of war that plagues soldiers will forever live inside them. There are ways in which to lessen the effects of what he/she has gone through‚ but it will never die. The effects of war have been documented as early as ancient times‚ yet had not been researched by doctors until the “American Civil War and the Franco-Prussian War” (Friedman‚ 2013) when Civil war soldiers were diagnosed with ‘Nostalgia’ a feeling
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Women in the American Civil War: A Glance into Role Evolution and War Participation Gender equality for women has become a prominent issue in American society in recent years but is not a new idea. The concept and struggle for equality‚ both of race and gender‚ go back to early periods of American history‚ many of which are characterized by struggle and development. A common example of this is the Civil War time period in America’s history. With many complex and intricate struggles as well as demands
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The Civil War was fought between the Northern and Southern parts of the United States of America‚ since there were many disputes between the two regions. The war was fought from 1861 to 1865 to determine the survival of the Union or independence for the Confederacy. The Civil War was the deadliest war in American history. The north called themselves the union‚ and the south called themselves the Confederates. One of the deadliest battles of the Civil War was the Battle of Gettysburg. The Battle
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The civil war has changed modern medicine and it had such a big impact on the war. Even though our advanced medicine and much of our advanced equipment did not come directly from the 19th century‚ much of our mistakes came from there so got better in the modern century. Of the approximately 620‚000 soldiers who died in the war‚ two-thirds of these deaths were not the result of enemy fire‚ but of disease.While trying to fight the diseases and sickness while avoiding gunfire made for a deadly combo
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thoughts of the Civil War are about the gruesome battles between the union and the confederacy‚ but perhaps the worst part of the Civil War is not even recognized. When the war began in 1861‚ the confederate and union states began taking in prisoners. These prisoners of war were treated very poorly‚ and some prisons saw a death rate of twenty-five to twenty-nine percent (Hall). Prison camps were described as having conditions worse than the battlefields. Every day‚ prisoners were fighting for their lives
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On April 12‚ 1861 The Civil war began when Confederate warships bombarded Union soldiers at Fort Sumner. The Civil War is said to be one of the deadliest and most destructive of all America’s wars.The Civil War was fought in thousand of different places‚ from southern Pennsylvania to Texas; from New Mexico to the Florida coast. The majority of the fighting took place in the states of Virginia and Tennessee. Many still debate on what cause the Civil War. The North and the South have been
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Or Disagree Agree or Disagree The United States Civil War was the second American Revolution. Both wars’ focal point was to acquire freedom from their oppressive governments. The Civil War and the American Revolution possess similarities. Such as they had not many men‚ not that much money‚ and not that much firepower; but they still fought for independence. The American Revolution or the American Revolutionary War‚ some may call it‚ was started from a decade-long growing tension between Great
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The two events in American history that I believe shaped America the most are the Revolutionary War and the Civil War. They both were periods of history in which there was a lot of turmoil‚ and for good reason. They both were bloody wars‚ but they showed how willing American’s were to fight for what they thought was truly right. The Revolutionary War showed how much Americans were willing to fight for their freedom against an oppressive and controlling government. American people were ready
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