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    WHAT CAUSED THE CIVIL WAR? BY:SAMRIN KHAN In the early nineteenth century‚ Americans tend to resolve their political disputes through compromise‚ yet by 1860 this no longer seemed possible. This is because of Taxes‚ slavery‚ Manifest Destiny‚ Texas Migration‚ development of new Political parties. Before 1860 United States had one third of the territory that we have today. United States was divided into two parts‚ north and south. Between the North and South there were disputes about slavery

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    The Role of Slavery in The Civil War In America‚ there were multiple factors that led up to the civil war. Some of these factors were much more impactful than others. The Three issues of slavery that led to the civil war were Economic Differences‚ Decisions on New territory‚ And Humanitarian Issues. These topics had such an impact because they showed just how divided the nation was over the debate of slavery. The first factor that slavery had a part in was the economic differences between

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    The American Civil war was fought between the North and the South from 1861 through 1865. Many people have different views on the civil war but why was it really fought? Why were the differences of one country not solved without war? What were the main causes? Who was responsible for the deaths of over six hundred thousand American lives? How could the civil war been avoided? These questions would differ depending on who you asked. The American Civil war was fought over many different reason and

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    The Road to the Civil War Until 1861 compromises helped the United States of America to avoid civil war. The Compromise of 1850 led a series of events set out to prevent war. The compromise of 1850 consisted of negotiations Henry Clay made which included issues on: slavery‚ land‚ and money. Also there were events that helped lead to war such as the Kansas-Nebraska Act. This included concerns with: the idea of popular sovereignty‚ repeal of the Missouri Compromise‚ and tensions between the north

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    DBQ 7. Slavery and the Civil War‚ 1846-1860 Slavery is something that many Americans cannot forget today but it was something that not many knew about in the 1840s. All of us are away of it. Back then it was something the North was not much aware of it and in the South it was domination of slavery. Many Northerners had no clue what so ever what slavery was until they were provided with information. As blacks started to move into America‚ they were forced to be laborers. They became slaves of

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    The Kansas-Nebraska Act

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    During the twenty years before the Civil War much happened in the United States. Each political‚ social‚ or economic happening had its own part in causing the Civil War. One of the bloodiest events was something termed "Bleeding Kansas‚" which was caused by the inception of the Kansas-Nebraska Act into United States Law. The Act was introduced to Congress by Stephen A. Douglas in an attempt to establish the Kansas and Nebraska territories. The Kansas-Nebraska Bill caused territorial problems that

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    Pre War Tension Essay

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    Statement: Explain how this event was an example of the added ‘pre-war tension’ between the North and the South... Tariff of Abominations Western Territories Lincoln-Douglas Debates I see the Civil War as a big family dispute divided by different interests‚ attitudes‚ and overall lifestyles. The Union was disputing between the Northern and Southern states because of their different views on how they wanted their country to be like. But before the Civil War‚ there were events that took place

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    Civil War inevitable

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    an impasse and that Civil War was inevitable sooner or later. The conflicts grew tension between the two‚ the manufacturing section of the North and the agricultural South‚ which led to Civil War. Between the North and the South there were economic‚ social and political differences. The North had a number of goals concerning slavery and the South. The North wanted to abolish slavery‚ stop the spread of slavery in the western territories‚ and the spreading of slavery in Kansas. And the immediate reason

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    Roles During the Civil War: Impactful Contributions and Long-lasting Changes. Women contributed to the Civil War in the United States in multiple profound ways as a defining period in the nation’s history‚ and with its essential complexity‚ required that society continued to function amidst the conflict. As men left for the battles on the field‚ many women stayed on the home front and had to support the war effort and provide crucial help and care. These contributions impacted the war results and provided

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    DBQ: WHAT CAUSED THE CIVIL WAR? Proslavery and antislavery civilians clash. The "tea cup sitting close to the edge of the table" (Background Essay) begins to rattle heavily and almost fall off. The Civil War has begun. This "war between the states" shows that extremity of differences in opinions can lead to violence and death. There were over 618‚000 casualties by the end of the war‚ which lasted from 1861 to 1865. So‚ what lead to this wildness? The Civil War was caused by three main reasons: economic

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