important things the Civil War was known for was the advanced weaponry that was used during battles. The Union and Confederacy made many different types of weapons which helped them have an advantage against each other. A soldier from the South remembers‚ "I had shot one hundred and twenty times that day. My gun became so hot that frequently the powder would flash before I could ram home the ball‚ and I had frequently to exchange my gun for that of a dead comrade" ("Small Arms of the Civil"). Weapons played
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Civil war began in 1787? Though the Civil War itself did not begin in 1787‚ many events from that point lead up to it. Such events like the creation of the “Northwest Ordinance of 1787”. The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was a system of government for the territory North of Ohio. In these territories slavery would be prohibited. While in the south cotton was becoming very profitable after the invention of the cotton gin in 1793. The southern economy depended solely on cotton production. They
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Even today 150 years after the civil war scholars that study the era of American history often disagree about the specific causes that led to the beginning of the civil war. However‚ there are generally five causes that resulted in the southern states seceding from the Union and triggering the American Civil War. Those five causes are the following slavery‚ states’ rights‚ sectionalism‚ territorial crisis‚ and national elections. I am going to focus on two of the five causes‚ slavery and sectionalism
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Slavery contributed to Civil War in numerous ways. The cotton industry was booming in the South‚ and was in need for vast amounts of Labor. The North and the South would come to strong disagreements over slavery. The main reason that slavery contributed to the civil war were that the South’s economy depended on free Labor‚ and the North had no need for free labor because their industrialized economy provided stability for wage labor‚ so the north wanted to abolish slavery. The South was made up of
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The establishment occurred between the years of 1865 to 1870. Additionally these amendments were referred to as the Civil War Amendments due to the fact that they were constructed and ratified succeeding the end to the Civil War. The attempt at reconstruction was in pursuit to fix a country‚ broken from war‚ and help united the north and the south that presented resistance. The Civil War had ultimately altered the American nation‚ leaving behind a broken civilization in need of guidance and innovation
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Civil War The war was started due to a divide between the North and the South. There where advantages to both sides but only one could win. The Civil War started in 1861 and ended in 1865. Abraham Lincoln was voted President in 1860. He had said “Government cannot endure permanently half slave‚ half free…” (The History Place) After he was elected‚ seven slave states separated themselves from the U.S and formed the Confederate States. These states are South Carolina‚ Florida‚ Mississippi‚ Georgia
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During the Civil war‚ the North and South were deeply crashed in the horrifying situation. In the North the Union stands in place to let the South know that Southerners are weak‚ while in the South‚ they wanted to be proved as a Southern nationalism. In the South‚ Jefferson Davis who does not approve with Abraham Lincoln in the North‚ he had argued that the South has the right to be divided and independent. Which is why all the start of warlike strategy comes in place and is still passed on to the
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One of the most interesting questions in America is was the Civil War Inevitable. Could the North and South resolved their differences another way? Yes‚ if the federal government allowed the states to do whatever they wished and if the North and South did not care about each other the war would’ve never happened. The Heart of the conflict was that the states were originally independent. Slavery was one of the causes of the civil war. The South depended on slavery to fuel their economy. They had
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Causes of the Civil War ¨A house divided against itself cannot stand.” These are the words of Abraham Lincoln. He believed that slavery was not right‚ and this was the reason our country went to the Civil War. There were many causes of the Civil War. The primary cause was slavery. Some events with conflicts were the Compromise of 1850‚ Fugitive state law‚ Uncle Tomś cabin‚ and the Election of 1860. All of these events were linked with slavery. One cause of the Civil War was the Compromise of 1850
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The American Civil War was a civil war fought between the North and the South or the Union and the Confederacy‚ respectably. This was fought to determine the integrity of the United States as it defeated the bid for independence by the autonomous Confederate States of America. War broke out in April of 1861‚ the Confederate armies attacked Fort Sumter‚ and the war was ended by the Confederate Armies surrendering in 1865. The slavery debate revolved around many vital issues. The slavery debate will
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