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    in 1860‚ that all changed. The United State was split in half. The Union‚ which consisted of the north‚ and the Confederacy‚ which consisted of the south. A fine line was drawn and battles began. Many reasons were thought to be the cause of the civil war. Few thought it was only about states rights‚ but it was slavery that sparked it all. The Lincoln’s opinions on the slavery is what led the southern states to secede from the Union in 1860 and 1861. It was the neglect of the issues of slavery‚ sudden

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    What was the Civil War fought over? The Civil War was fought from 1861 to 1865 and is considered one of the most significant moments in American history. While many factors contributed to the beginning of the Civil War‚ one of the key issues was the question of slavery. The issue of slavery had been a controversial topic since the founding of the U.S.‚ with compromises such as the Compromise of 1850 and the Missouri Compromise attempting to ease the growing tensions between the South and North due

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    There are numerous long term and short term events that caused the Civil War to occur. From the long term impacts of slavery and the Missouri Compromise to the short term effects of Uncle Tom’s Cabin and Bleeding Kansas‚ the Civil War was caused mainly by one significant step. Although Uncle Tom’s Cabin and Dred Scott had an impact on the civil war‚ it was not as significant as the election of 1860. The election was the most important event because it lead to the secession of South Carolina and also

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    April 12‚ 1861 the once unified United States of America broke into war between the Confederate South and Union North with the aim for a short war over in a matter of months. Not a soul anticipated the nearly 4 year war that seemed everlasting. The foundational hope for the North to reunite the Union soon changed as the war moved at a tedious pace. They realized the abolition of slavery needed to be fought for. The Civil War changed Americans viewpoint toward the black population‚ political parties

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    Art 199 Art Museum Paper The first painting is Tornado Over Kansas by John Steuart Curry. It is an American painting done in 1929. It was created using oil on canvas. In the picture you see a family consisting a mother‚ father‚ two young boys‚ a baby in the mother’s arms‚ and a young girl along with various animals that they are attempting to herd into the cellar. The younger of the two boys is carrying a black cat‚ the older boy is carrying several puppies and the young girl is dragging the dog

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    The Civil war started in 1861 because of conflict between the North and the South. The Southern states broke away from the United States of America and made the Confederate States of America because they wanted to have slaves and have more freedom. The war lasted for four years between the Union and the Confederacy. Many different people were affected by this war. Some people that were affected include women‚ children‚ and African-Americans. Before the war‚ women didn’t have a lot of rights. During

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    Constitution Dbq The Constitution was made in order to keep peace between its people however‚ certain topics were not talked about. As an emerging country many new problems and situations occurred and were brought up. Economically the North and the South were completely different. The constitution failed to address slavery‚ which was important to the South By not addressing this topic the North and the South began having tension between each other. Not talking about slavery backfired because the

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    affairs of nations when great principles are tested in an ordeal of conflict and danger. This is such a time” (Department). The political environment in the Dominican Republic in the 1960s was fragile‚ inevitably spiraling into a civil war due to the battle between old and new ideas. The United States’ involvement in this conflict shaped how the war was fought and which leaders came out of the war. The Dominican Civil War of 1965 was the result of the existing political upheaval‚ the people’s view of

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    Document Based Questions 1a. What policy toward the continuation of slavery does Lincoln support? As long as we do not allow slavery to expand it will eventually die out. The founding fathers of our nation first established the policy and Lincoln is just trying to bring it back. 1b. Why does Lincoln support that policy? President Lincoln supports the policy because he eventually wamts slavery to die out. He realizes that it will not go away if he just makes it illegal over night so he wants to limit

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    The American Civil War Catalog of Microform (Research Collections‚ Serials‚ and Dissertations) http://www.proquest.com/en-US/catalogs/collections/rc-search.shtml umisalesinfo@proquest.com 800.521.0600 ext. 2793 or 734.761.4700 ext. 2793 USC003-03 updated May 2010 Table of Contents About This Catalog ............................................................................................... 3 The Advantages of Microform ........................................................

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