EVENTS THAT CAUSE THE END OF THE CIVIL WAR Q. what main event cause the end of the civil war?? I want thesis and conclusion “Eighteen sixty one---the first year o the war---had known only one major battle. By the opening of 1862‚ Kentucky had been nursed out of her neutrality‚ the Army of the potomac had been turned into a splendid fighting machine by Mclellan‚ and the danger of british intervention over the Trent Affair had been averted" 1 The battle of Antietam was one of the main event which
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Before Civil War began‚ even as the country was being set up with the Articles of Confederation‚ slavery was an issue that had to be dealt with. When the final vote for the ratification of the Constitution some states would not sign on it if slavery were made illegal. They decided to deal with it in twenty years. After the compromise of 1820 they limited slavery to the south‚ which would split the country into two for the next forty years. The South would feel that slavery was the best thing for
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The Soldiers War Alexander Hamilton once said‚ “When the sword is once drawn‚ the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation.” The American Civil War came into being due to these “passions of men”‚ and the average men‚ who went into the war with such gusto‚ got slapped into the harsh reality of war. The Civil War ushered in a new era of fighting‚ with new tactics‚ new weapons‚ and new strategies. However‚ as the first of major changes‚ the transition took time‚ and that time cost the lives
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after the French and Indian War‚ colonists started getting fed up with what they thought of as cruel treatment. What really fueled their rage was the unfair taxation. The French and Indian War ended with Britain in serious dept. Britain decided that it was about time for the colonists to pay for their war costs. So‚ they passed a series of laws imposing taxes on the colonists. The last part of the Navigation Acts‚ the Molasses Act‚ was enacted very soon after the war ended. The Molasses Act demanded
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The Two Front War occurred when Russia became fearful and somewhat paranoid of the intentions of Germany. In 1879‚ Otto von Bismark created a dual alliance with Austria-Hungary against Russia and France. Russia became fearful of Germany’s intentions because of this alliance. Russia believed that this dual alliance was ultimately against them. The fears drove Russia towards opening up a negotiation with Germany‚ possibly in hopes of creating an alliance of their own. Bismark was quick to see to the
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Ansley Walker DBQ Byrd The period of the Civil War and Reconstruction‚ lasting from 1860-1877‚ the nation underwent a multitude of powerful changes‚ physically and emotionally. A school of thought today exists that‚ “The North won the war‚ bur the South won reconstruction.” What does this mean exactly? When the Union defeated the Confederacy‚ Northerners‚ freemen‚ and existing slaves imagined a political and social revolution in which their dreams of abolition and government power would manifest
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What Caused World War 2? World War 2 was the largest human conflict in history. Over seventy million people fought‚ sixty to eighty million people died in the struggle. Decreasing the world’s population by 3%. Many scholars and historians have argued the exact causes for WW2. Most people agree it can all be traced back to Adolf Hitler. Italy’s Mussolini can also be blamed too. In my opinion‚ World War 2 was started because of the rise of dictators in Germany‚ Italy‚ Russia and Japan and their want
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they were. Slavery caused the civil war because slavery was a big issue they constantly argued over. The north didn’t own any slaves and felt it was in humane and wanted to abolish slavery. While the south loved having slaves to do there work for them and wanted to keep slavery. They argued so much that it started to split the country & finally the south said they were leaving America and being there own country. Leading up to the civil war‚ slavery
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April 7‚ 2010 CIVIL RIGHTS DBQ (Document Based Question) Essay The Civil Rights Movement is understood as the collected efforts of many different groups and individuals struggling to achieve justice and equal treatment for all Americans. Several events shaped the time period‚ particularly those that either showed the extent of injustice and unfair or violent treatment‚ as well as took direct action against injustice. Additionally‚ significant events were those where Civil Rights leaders could
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What Caused the Mexican American War? The Southern desire to spread slavery caused an outbreak of war between the United States and Mexico in 1846. However‚ other major factors pushed these two countries to war. In the years after the War of 1812‚ the United States went through an industrial and technological revolution. This revolution benefited the north to a large extent and pushed the southern U.S. towards slavery and its expansion. This expansion on slavery could have been the cause of the
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